Lynda Guillory, on behalf of her late father, Ameal Newman, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 31 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on Oct. 1, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The defendants include: A.W. Chesterton Company, American Optical…
An appeal filed by subsidiaries of RPM International Inc. over asbestos-related coverage litigation is pending in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
At present, the appellate court has not yet entered a scheduling order in connection with the appeal.
In fiscal…
RPM International Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities amounted to US$396,772,000 as of Aug. 31, 2009, compared with US$425,328,000 as of May 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 5, 2009.
The Company’s…
RPM International Inc.’s subsidiaries faced a total of 10,271 active asbestos cases as of Aug. 31, 2009, compared with a total of 11,399 cases as of Aug. 31, 2008, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and…
Officials of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union said that a crisis meeting stopped work at CITIC Pacific’s AUD5.2 billion Sino iron ore project near Karratha, Western Australia, after asbestos was found on site, WAtoday.com.au reports.
On Sept. 18, 2009, AMWU State…
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…
Joy Global Inc. and its subsidiaries are still involved in 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.
No other asbestos-related…
American Biltrite Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities remain at US$13,563,000 as of June 30, 2009, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$13,563,000 as of March 31, 2009, the…
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…
American Biltrite Inc. is a co-defendant with many other manufacturers and distributors of asbestos containing products in 1,257 pending claims involving 1,812 individuals as of June 30, 2009.
The Company was a co-defendant with many other manufacturers and distributors of asbestos…