ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Smith Lawsuit v. 10 Companies Filed July 24

Robert and Betty Smith, on July 24, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 10 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The lawsuit alleges the Smiths claim Mr. Smith developed an asbestos-related disease during the…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: ENSCO Still Facing Exposure Cases in Miss.

ENSCO International Incorporated and certain current and former subsidiaries are still defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits filed in Mississippi courts.

In August 2004, the Company and certain current and former subsidiaries were named as defendants in three multi-party lawsuits filed in the…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Motion for Remand in GE, BP Lawsuit Denied

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (BP) and General Electric Company (GE).

The case is styled Beverly Murphy, et al., Plaintiffs v. General Electric Company, et al.,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Conley Action Filed v. 14 Firms on July 21

Derrill and Carolyn Conley, on July 21, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 14 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The Conleys claim Mr. Conley developed an asbestos-related disease during the course of his…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Sterlite USA Agrees to Represent Claimants

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited’s subsidiary in the United States, Sterlite (USA), Inc., on June 12, 2009, agreed with the representatives appointed under ASARCO LLC’s reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to represent all persons with asbestos…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Shaw Action Filed on June 22 in Ohio County

An asbestos lawsuit styled Billy Don Shaw and Lucille Shaw vs. Travelcenters of America, LLC; et al was filed on June 22, 2009 in Ohio County, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.

Peter D. Friday, Esq., represents the plaintiffs in Case…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: DuPont Motion in Whisnant Case Filed July 8

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, on July 8, 2009, filed a motion to Jefferson County District Judge Donald Floyd to set aside a ruling, in an asbestos case wherein Willis Whisnant Jr. is the plaintiff, The Southeast…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: 135 Cases Pending v. GenCorp Inc. at May 31

GenCorp Inc. faced 135 pending asbestos cases as of May 31, 2009, compared with 157 cases pending as of Nov. 30, 2008, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2009.

The Company…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Texas Court Seeks Reasons for DuPont Trial

The Texas Supreme Court ordered Jefferson County Judge Donald Floyd to give reasons behind his ruling to grant Willis Whisnant, Jr. a new asbestos-related wrongful death trial against E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Southeast Texas Record…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Supreme Court Enters Ruling in Rando Action

The Supreme Court of Louisiana entered rulings in the case styled Ray F. Rando v. Anco Insulations Inc., et al.

Judges Jeannette Theriol Knoll and Jeffrey P. Victory entered judgment in Case Nos. 2008-C-1163, 2008-C-1169 on May 22, 2009. Judge Victory…

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