Primary Carrier’s Insolvency Triggers Excess Carrier’s Obligation March 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A waterworks products company facing asbestos claims is entitled to tap its Chubb excess insurance policy because its primary insurance...
FDA Proposes Standardized Testing of Talc Cosmetics to Identify Asbestos December 27, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a proposed rule to require standardized testing to detect asbestos in...
Spouse Married After Injury Can Still Seek Damages in Asbestos Claim – Fla. High Court May 10, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Supreme Court has opened the door a little wider to wrongful death claims from people who weren’t married...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...
Insurer Can’t Object to Asbestos Makers’ Bankruptcy, Despite Fraud Concerns February 17, 2023 By William Rabb A liability insurer has no standing to object to its insured’s bankruptcy plan, even if the carrier feels that the...
New York Jury Awards $15M to Family of Worker Who Died From Mesothelioma July 20, 2022 The family of a construction worker who died from mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos-containing joint compound has been awarded $15...
Vermont Court Sides With Ambassador Insurance in Allocation of Asbestos Losses March 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Vermont Supreme Court has denied a bid by a manufacturer of asbestos products to bypass Vermont law in determining...
Honeywell and Asbestos Trust Countersue Over Disputed Claims of $2.3 Billion September 22, 2021 By Steven Church Honeywell International Inc. sued a trust for victims of asbestos poisoning, claiming the fund’s managers are wrongly paying people who...
Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims July 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve...
Travelers Q3 Profit Falls on Asbestos, Commercial Liability and Auto Claims October 22, 2019 The Travelers Companies reported net income of $396 million for the third quarter compared to $709 million in the prior...