ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Yawn Suit v. Texaco, Chevron Filed in Texas

The family of Ronald Yawn, on April 1, 2009, filed an asbestos- related lawsuit against Chevron Corporation and Texaco Inc. in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Yawn’s widow (Betty Lou Yawn) and daughter (Sheila Newall)…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Surgers’ Lawsuit Filed v. 82 Firms in Texas

Alfredene Surgers, on behalf of her late husband Joseph Wayne Surgers, on March 23, 2009, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Some of the 82 defendants in the suit are A.W. Chesterton…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Hazard Found in Piedmont Pipelines in 2008

During 2008, one of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.’s operating districts was found to have coatings on their pipelines containing asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2009.

The Company has…

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