Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s subsidiary in the United States, CertainTeed Corporation, faced 67,000 outstanding asbestos claims at June 30, 2009, compared with 68,000 claims at Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company press release dated July 23, 2009.
CertainTeed faced 70,000 asbestos-related…
RPM International, Inc.’s long-term asbestos liabilities were US$425,328,000 as of May 31, 2009, compared with US$494,745,000 as of May 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2009.
The…
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…
The Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 1, California, granted a petition filed by Jose and Virginia Valdez in a case filed against The Superior Court of San Diego County, Respondent; Certainteed Corporation et al., Real Parties in Interest.
Judges Patricia…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted John and Darlene Dobrocke’s Motion to Remand an asbestos lawsuit filed against Foster Wheeler, LLC and other defendants.
The case is styled John Dobrocke and Darlene Dobrocke, Plaintiffs v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product…
The United States and the State of Vermont, on July 2, 2009, say that, as part of a multi-site settlement, G-I Holdings Inc. has agreed to address asbestos contamination caused by its past operation of the largest chrysotile asbestos mine…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth District, affirmed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, which denied Geraldine Nicholas’ motion to compel arbitration, in a case involving asbestos filed on behalf of her late…
The Wall Street Journal, on June 14, 2009, reported that Vedanta Resources PLC will increase the note portion of its offer to take Asarco LLC out of bankruptcy, Reuters reports.
The Journal reported that Sterlite Industries, a Vedanta subsidiary, will increase…
Joy Global Inc. and its subsidiaries are still party to various unresolved legal matters that arise in the normal course of operations, the most prevalent of which relate to product liability (including asbestos-related and silicosis liability), employment and commercial matters.
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American Biltrite Inc. is a co-defendant with many other manufacturers and distributors of asbestos containing products in 1,281 pending claims involving 1,836 individuals as of March 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange…