GenCorp Inc. faced 143 pending asbestos cases as of Aug. 31, 2011, compared with 141 cases as of Nov. 30, 2011, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Sept. 30, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company…
H.B. Fuller Company settled five asbestos-related lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, compared with three lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 28, 2010.
During the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, the Company…
The Superior Court of Connecticut denied H.B. Fuller Company’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case styled Stephen Mastroianni et al. v. Acands, Inc. et al.
Judge Barbara N. Bellis entered judgment in Case No. CV990362945S on May 17, 2011.
Stephen…
An asbestos lawsuit on behalf of John Dixon Sr. was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The case was filed by Agnes Dixon, Jane Lampman, Molly Abshier and John Dixon Jr.…
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld the ruling of the Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Civil Division, which granted summary judgment in favor of General Electric Company, in an asbestos case filed by Ernest G. Rabatin for Scot W.…
Sears Holdings Corporation is subject to various legal and governmental proceedings, some involving environmental and asbestos exposure allegations and other consumer-based claims.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 18, 2011 with the Securities…
In a recent deposition taken in a New Jersey asbestos case, a former Georgia Pacific executive Howard Schutte was forced to admit that the GP fire rated wallboard sold on a mass basis in the United States contained asbestos, according…
Tata Motors Limited recorded asbestos and environmental (land cleanup) provisions of GBP374.2 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with GBP360.2 million as of March 31, 2011, according to a Company report, on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and…
Regal Beloit Corporation is, from time to time, party to litigation that arises in the normal course of its business operations, including asbestos litigation matters.
The Company’s products are used in a variety of industrial, commercial and residential applications that subject…
Kaanapali Land, LLC, as successor by merger to other entities, and its D/C Distribution subsidiary have been named as defendants in personal injury actions allegedly based on exposure to asbestos.
While there have been only a few such cases that name…