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The family of Gerald C. Taylor Sr., of Nederland, Tex., filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 57 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court on March 2, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

On behalf of herself and Florenda Gale Gonzales and…

Temple-Inland Inc. continues to be a defendant in various lawsuits involving alleged workplace exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 23, 2009.

These cases involve exposure to asbestos in premises…

The number of pending asbestos-related lawsuits and claims pending against Owens-Illinois, Inc. declined more than 20 percent to about 11,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with about 14,000 pending as of year-end 2007, according to a Company press release…

Sealed Air Corporation’s current asbestos liability and related accrued interest was US$707.8 million as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$670.9 million as of Dec. 31, 2007, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and…