Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. continues to be one of several unrelated defendants in lawsuits filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi alleging that defendants manufactured, distributed or utilized drilling mud containing asbestos and, in the Company’s case,…
An asbestos lawsuit styled Deborah E. Boggs, Administratrix of the Estate of James A. Boggs, deceased vs. 20th Century Glove Corporation, Allied Glove Corporation, Anchor Packing Company, et al. was filed on April 12, 2010 in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va.,…
Simon Lowes, a 40-year-old man from Perth, Australia, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against James Hardie Industries N.V., according to the Law Offices of Gregg J. Borri.
Mr. Lowes was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He seeks just compensation for the hardships brought on…
Eastman Chemical Company, from time to time, is part 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…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, issued split rulings in the asbestos case styled Martha Kuhlman, Individually and as the Special Administrator for the Estate of Franklin Swindle, Deceased, Plaintiff v. A.W. Chesterton, Inc., et al., Defendants.
District Judge…
United States Steel Corporation, as of March 31, 2010, was a defendant in about 450 active asbestos cases involving about 3,010 plaintiffs, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 27, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
At Dec.…
Honeywell International Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$1.049 billion as of March 31, 2010, compared with US$1.040 billion as of Dec. 31, 2009, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed on April 23, 2010 with the Securities and…
A hearing on Congoleum Corporation’s motion, regarding a settlement agreement with the Chartis Companies, has been scheduled for May 10, 2010, according to a Company press release dated April 22, 2010.
On April 16, 2010, the Company filed a motion seeking…
Honeywell International Inc. recorded an insurance receivable corresponding to the liability for settlement of pending and future North American Refractories Company (NARCO)-related asbestos claims of US$829 million as of March 31, 2010 and US$831 million as of Dec. 31, 2009.
The…
Celanese Corporation and several of its U.S. subsidiaries, as of March 31, 2010, are defendants in about 516 asbestos cases, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 27, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
During the three months…