March 22, 2012
Bottle-cap maker Crown Holdings might want to pop the top off a celebratory bottle, after a bill to limit its asbestos liability in Idaho cleared the Senate and headed to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for signature. The measure cleared the …
February 24, 2012
A bill that would limit national bottle-top maker’s liability for asbestos-related health claims in Idaho has won support in the Idaho House. For years, Pennsylvania-based Crown Holdings has sought protection at the state level from claims filed by lung disease …
January 30, 2012
A bottle-cap maker weary of paying $700 million in asbestos claims has teamed with a conservative group in a state-by-state trudge to shield itself from forking over even more cash to victims. The lastest battle is unfolding in Idaho. Pennsylvania-based …