N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit December 7, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Company must defend contractors and...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Sues Goodyear Over Asbestos Claims April 7, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel An insurance unit of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it has sued Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co to...
Canada to Ban All Products Containing Asbestos by 2018 December 21, 2016 Canada is moving to ban all products containing asbestos by 2018. The comprehensive ban will include construction materials and brake...
Asbestos Losses Continue to Haunt P/C Insurers: A.M. Best November 29, 2016 Net ultimate asbestos losses for the U.S. property/casualty industry have risen once again. They’re now at $100 billion, and that’s...
Sports-Related Brain Injuries Are Emerging Risk for US & UK Insurers: S&P Report August 1, 2016 Sports-related brain injuries are one of the top emerging insurance claims in the U.S. and the U.K., according to a...
EnPro Agrees to $480 Million Settlement of Garlock Asbestos Claims March 18, 2016 EnPro Industries Inc. said it has agreed to a $480 million settlement to resolve current and future personal injury claims...
UPenn’s Interdisciplinary Research Seeks to Track Ambler’s Asbestos Legacy October 22, 2014 By Sandy Bauers, The Philadelphia Inquirer Joe Amento, a lifelong resident of Ambler, Pennsylvania, was 53 when he died of a rare cancer with one main...
Court Upholds Mississippi Board’s Right to Discipline Silicosis Doctor September 24, 2014 By Jeff Amy Mississippi’s Court of Appeals says the state Board of Medical Licensure can discipline a radiologist for making what a federal...
Asbestos Claimants Urged to Oppose Garlock Reorganization Plan August 20, 2014 By Bill Rochelle and Sherri Toub The official committee representing creditors with asbestos claims against Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC will urge its constituents to vote against...
Court Orders Travelers to Pay $500M in Johns-Manville Asbestos Claims July 22, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Travelers Cos. Inc. to pay more than $500 million to satisfy asbestos-related claims...