Turnall Holdings Limited secured a US$5 million loan from the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) Bank to buy equipment for a new plant in Zimbabwe that will make asbestos-free products, the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.
A recent ban on asbestos…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, denied CSX Transportation Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case filed by William Breedlove.
The case is styled William Breedlove, Plaintiff v. CSX Transp. Corp., Defendant.
District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno entered…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, issued split rulings in the case involving asbestos styled Montello, Inc. Allen J. Johnson, and Leo A. Wooldridge, Plaintiffs v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendant.
Chief Judge Claire V. Egan entered judgment in…
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. says that the remaining asbestos lawsuit, filed against affiliate EW Transportation LLC, has been administratively dismissed, which means that it remains active for routine matters not requiring a formal hearing.
EW Transportation LLC and its predecessors have…
Bonnie Duncan, on behalf of her late husband Weldon F. Duncan, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 26 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on Sept. 4, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Mr. Duncan worked as an insulator and…
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., as of Aug. 1, 2009, estimated its total potential asbestos and environmental liabilities to range from US$41 million to US$52 million and recorded its best estimate of US$45 million in other liabilities in the Consolidated…
MYR Group Inc. continues to be subject to asbestos-related exposure claims concerning historic operations of a predecessor affiliate, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 10, 2009.
The Company said it believes that…
Cabot Corporation continues to be involved in cases, including asbestos-related, in connection with a safety respiratory products business that a subsidiary acquired from American Optical Corporation (AO) in an April 1990 asset purchase transaction.
The subsidiary manufactured respirators under the AO…
Kaanapali Land, LLC, as successor by merger to other entities, and D/C Distribution Corporation, a Company subsidiary, still face personal injury actions allegedly based on exposure to asbestos.
While there a few cases that name the Company, there are a substantial…
Tommy J. and Linda Harrell, on Aug. 31, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 36 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Defendants in the suit include Afton Pumps Inc., Amerflex Rubber and Gasket, AMETEK…