ASBESTOS LITIGATION: ABI Records $13.56Mil Liability at Dec. 31

American Biltrite Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$13,563,000 at Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$12.6 million at Dec. 31, 2007, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2009.

The Company’s long-term asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: ABI Assessing Coverage Costs at Maine Sites

American Biltrite Inc. is still assessing the potential availability of insurance coverage for costs over a former vinyl plant in Lisbon Falls, Maine.

The State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) has put Miller Industries, Inc, the present owner…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: CSX, MeadWestvaco Summary Judgment Affirmed

The Supreme Court of Alabama upheld the ruling of the St. Clair Circuit Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of MeadWestvaco Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc., in asbestos litigation filed by Sheila Henderson on behalf of her husband, Tony…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Georgia-Pacific Still Facing Injury Actions

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. says that Georgia-Pacific Corporation faces suits brought in various courts around the nation by plaintiffs who allege that they have suffered personal injury as a result of exposure to products containing asbestos.

These suits allege lung and other…

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