Building Materials Corporation of America says that, on Nov. 17, 2009, its indirect parent G-I Holdings Inc.’s Eighth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization became effective.
With the effectiveness of the Eighth Amended Joint Plan, all of the actions have been resolved…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, as of Sept. 30, 2009, there were 11 plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits relating to alleged sales of asbestos products, or products containing asbestos, by Hilco, Inc.
The Company says that, as of June 30, 2009, there…
Colonial Commercial Corp.’s subsidiary, Universal Supply Group, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2009, faced asbestos cases with eight plaintiffs.
Universal Supply, as of June 30, 2009, faced asbestos cases with 13 plaintiffs. (Class Action Reporter, Aug. 21, 2009)
In the past, Universal…
Colfax Corporation faced 26,391 unresolved asbestos-related claims during the nine months ended Oct. 2, 2009, compared with 36,607 claims during the nine months ended Sept. 26, 2008.
Two of the Company’s subsidiaries are each one of many defendants in lawsuits that…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, as of Sept. 30, 2009, a plaintiff in an asbestos injury lawsuit had its action against Company subsidiary, The RAL Supply Group, Inc., dismissed.
The Company’s RAL subsidiary and other companies had been sued in the…
EnPro Industries, Inc. says that new asbestos-related settlement commitments in the first nine months of 2009 were US$67.2 million, up from US$53.9 million in the first nine months of 2008.
Company subsidiary Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC settles and disposes of actions…
Tenneco Inc. continues to be subject to lawsuits initiated by a significant number of claimants alleging health problems as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A small…
Gardner Denver, Inc. continues to be a defendant in asbestos personal injury lawsuits, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The plaintiffs in these suits allege exposure to asbestos from multiple sources and typically…
EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, began 10 asbestos-related trials during the first nine months of 2009.
A South Carolina jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Garlock in a mesothelioma lawsuit. In another South Carolina mesothelioma case,…
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. continues to be party in asbestos- related lawsuits in which it is one of numerous defendants, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 9, 2009.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.…