The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the ruling of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act is unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees in litigation involving American Optical Corporation.
The cases are…
STERIS Corporation is, and will likely continue to be, involved in a number of asbestos-related product exposure actions.
No significant asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s annual report filed on Aug. 9, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Headquartered in…
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is engaged in litigation with Sealed Air Corporation to confirm its entitlement to indemnification from Sealed Air for all losses and expenses incurred by the Company relating to pre-Merger tax liabilities and Merger-related…
Juanita Keith Hutto, on June 28, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit on behalf of Jimmie Jefferson Hutto against 18 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The defending companies named in the complaint are: A.W.…
STERIS Corporation is, and will likely continue to be, involved in a number of asbestos-related product exposure actions.
No significant asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2011.
STERIS Corporation…
The estate of Freeman Eugene Peart, on May 25, 2011, has filed an asbestos suit against American Optical Corporation and 34 other companies in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
According to the lawsuit, Mr. Peart lived…
Frances Jane Deculus, the widow of Milton Deculus, on May 26, 2011, filed an asbestos suit against American Optical Corporation and 14 other companies in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The other defendants named in the…
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is engaged in litigation with Sealed Air Corporation to confirm its entitlement to indemnification from Sealed Air for all losses and expenses incurred by the Company relating to pre-Merger tax liabilities and Merger-related…
STERIS Corporation is, and is likely to continue to be involved in a number of legal proceedings, government investigations, and claims that are asbestos-related.
No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 9, 2010 with…
Jack Atkins on Aug. 9, 2010, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 20 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Mr. Atkins claims he developed an asbestos-related disease different from the other non-malignant asbestos-related disease for…