ASBESTOS UPDATE: Enstar Group Still Subject to A&E Actions

Enstar Group Limited anticipates that it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation generally related to the scope of coverage with respect to asbestos and environmental claims.

No other asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Harsco Facing 24,120 Pending Claims at June 30

There are 24,120 pending asbestos personal injury claims filed against the Company as of June 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

There were 26,055 pending asbestos personal injury…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Miss. Actions v. Parker Drilling Remain Pending

Parker Drilling Company has been named since August 2004 in several asbestos-related complaints that have been filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi by several hundred persons that allege that they were employed by some of the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: M & F Worldwide Still Subject to Asbestos Cases

M & F Worldwide Corp. is subject to contingent claims that include various environmental and asbestos-related claims, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company’s non-operating contingent claims are generally…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Regal Beloit Corp. Still Party to Injury Cases

Regal Beloit Corporation continues to be party to litigation that arises in the normal course of its business operations, including product warranty and liability claims, contract disputes and environmental, asbestos, employment and other litigation matters.

The Company’s products are used in…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Atkins Action v. 20 Firms Filed Aug. 9 in Texas

Jack Atkins on Aug. 9, 2010, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 20 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Atkins claims he developed an asbestos-related disease different from the other non-malignant asbestos-related disease for…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: ITT Corp. Involved in Coverage Action in Calif.

ITT Corporation is involved in coverage litigation with various insurers seeking recovery of costs incurred in connection with certain environmental and product liabilities (including asbestos- related liabilities).

In a suit filed in 1991, ITT Corporation, et al. v. Pacific Indemnity Corporation…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 104,865 Claims Pending v. ITT Corp. at June 30

ITT Corporation says that, as of June 30, 2010, there were 104,865 open claims against it filed in various state and federal courts alleging injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: ITT Corp. Cites $12MM Net Costs at June 30

ITT Corporation recorded US$12 million net asbestos-related costs during the three months ended June 30, 2010, according to a Company report filed on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2010.

During the six months ended June…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Umphrey, Coon Case on Legal Fees Ended July 29

Appellate justices, on July 29, 2010, dismissed an appeal regarding a legal battle between the Provost Umphrey law firm and attorney Brent Coon over lawyers’ fees garnered from asbestos litigation, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

In February 2010, the Southeast Texas…

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