Ashland Inc. faced 84,000 open asbestos-related claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2010, compared with 103,000 open claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2009.
The claims that allege personal injury (caused by exposure to asbestos) asserted against…
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation’s long-term asbestos liability was US$138,001,259 as of June 30, 2010, compared with US$147,093,191 as of Dec. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 6, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company’s long-term asbestos…
Legal proceedings are pending or may be brought against Sunoco, Inc. arising out of its current and past operations, including matters related to allegations of exposures of third parties to toxic substances (like asbestos or benzene) and general environmental claims.
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Lillian Theriot, on behalf of her late husband Wilbert Theriot, on Aug. 12, 2010, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Texaco and Chevron USA in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Court papers show that “throughout the course…
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation remains a defendant in various personal injury claims, including claims by employees of third- party contractors alleging exposure to asbestos, silica and benzene.
These employees were allegedly exposed to such hazards while working at refineries (previously owned by…
Hercules Offshore, Inc. continues to be involved as a defendant in the asbestos-related lawsuit styled Robert E. Aaron et al. vs. Phillips 66 Company et al. Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, Jones County, Miss.
This is the case name used to…
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is still one of several unrelated defendants in asbestos lawsuits filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on July 29, 2010, with the Securities and Exchange…
Halliburton Company says that a brief in opposition to the petition for writ of certiorari, which was filed by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, is due on Aug. 18, 2010.
In June 2002, a class action lawsuit was filed against…
Ashland Inc.’s non-current asbestos litigation reserve was US$855 million as of June 30, 2010, compared with US$828 million as of June 30, 2009, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July…
On May 14, 2010, John Wheeler Estep Jr., of Catlettsburg, Ky., filed an asbestos lawsuit against 56 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.
On Oct. 30, 2009, Mr. Estep was diagnosed with lung cancer. He…