Marks and Spencer plc has been fined GBP1 million for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth, according to a Health…
M & F Worldwide Corp. says that Pneumo Abex LLC, now owned by a Settlement Trust, will continue to resolve asbestos-related claims asserted against it in the tort system.
The Company’s non-operating contingent claims were generally associated with its indirect, wholly…
Graham Corporation is still named as a defendant in certain lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos contained in products made by the Company, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2011 with the Securities and…
Marks and Spencer plc and two of its contractors have been convicted for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores, according to a Health and…
Graham Corporation continues to be a named defendant in certain lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos contained in products made by the Company, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June…
M & F Worldwide Corp., during the three months ended March 31, 2011, recorded a charge of US$20 million as a result of payment obligations regarding the Pneumo Abex LLC settlement.
The Company’s non-operating contingent claims were generally associated with its…
Charles Parker, a 66-year-old electrician from Bracknell, England, is taking two confectionery firms (Nestle and Mars) to the High Court for GBP200,000, claiming their negligence led to him contracting asbestosis, getbracknell reports.
Mr. Parker’s writ, which was handed to the High…
Graham Corporation has been named as a defendant in certain lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos contained in products made by the Company, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange on Feb. 8,…
An inquest held last Aug. 19, 2010 heard that the death of Sheila Sawyer, a care home manager from Potters Bar, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Times reports.
Hertfordshire coroner Edward Thomas told the court how Mrs.…
M & F Worldwide Corp. is subject to contingent claims that include various environmental and asbestos-related claims, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company’s non-operating contingent claims are generally…