ASBESTOS UPDATE: Wash. Court Issues Split Decision in Eastwood

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos styled Eastwood Enterprises, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Respondent v. Tacoma School District No. 10, a Washington School District, Appellant, Nowicki & Associates, Inc., a…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Met-Pro Corp. Receives 48 New Exposure Lawsuits

Met-Pro Corporation says that for the six-months ended July 31, 2011, and through Sept. 1, 2011, 48 new asbestos-related cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 12 cases and settled one case, according to the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 118 Lawsuits Pending v. Met-Pro Corp. at June 2

Met-Pro Corporation said 118 asbestos cases remain pending against the Company, as of June 2, 2011, with a majority of those cases pending in New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Mississippi, as compared with 93 cases that were pending…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: EA Calls for Help on Illegal Disposal Matters

The Environment Agency are appealing for information after a lorry load of asbestos sheeting was dumped on the Ribble Link Way in Preston on May 31, 2011, near lock number 8, according to an Environment Agency press release dated June…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: EPA Records Monitoring Results for Joplin Zone

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 is sharing online the results of its ongoing air monitoring activities within the Joplin, Mo., tornado impact zone, according to an EPA press release dated June 7, 2011.

So far, the data from Region…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: FutureFuel Corp. Faces Possible Exposure Cases

From time to time, FutureFuel Corp. may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters.

No significant asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Veolia Eau Units Still Facing Lawsuits in U.S.

Veolia Environnement says that several current and former indirect subsidiaries of Veolia Eau in the United States are defendants in lawsuits in the United States in which the plaintiffs seek recovery for personal injuries and other damages allegedly due to…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: FutureFuel Could be Subject to Potential Claims

From time to time, FutureFuel Corp. may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters.

No significant asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Cleanup at Warren County Bldg. to Cost $120,000

The Post-Star newspaper reported the additional cleanup by the company hired for an asbestos abatement project at the former Warren County Department of Social Services in Queensbury, New York, has been pegged at US$120,000, the Mesothelioma Resource Center reports.

More asbestos…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: FutureFuel Unit Still Subject to Injury Cases

FutureFuel Corp.’s subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company, may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety and employment matters.

No other asbestos-related…

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