Ashland Inc., for the six months ended March 31, 2007, recorded 145,000
open asbestos-related claims, compared with 174,000 claims for the six
months ended March 31, 2006. (Published May 25, 2007)
Foster Wheeler Ltd.
135,890
Foster Wheeler Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 29, 2006, recorded 135,890
asbestos-related claims filed against its U.S. subsidiaries, compared
with 164,820 claims for the year ended Dec. 30, 2005. (Published March
9, 2007)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
120,200
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., for the three months ended March
31, 2007, recorded 120,200 asbestos-related claims filed against it,
compared with 124,000 claims for the year ended Dec. 31, 2006.
(Published May 4, 2007)
PPG Industries Inc.
114,000
Open asbestos-related claims against PPG Industries Inc. remain
at about 114,000 as of March 31, 2007, the same as for the year ended
Dec. 31, 2006.
(Published May 4, 2007)
Union Carbide
Corp.
112,747
Union Carbide Corp., at March 31, 2007, recorded 112,747 unresolved
asbestos-related claims filed against it and a former unit Amchem
Products Inc., compared with 143,806 claims at March 31, 2006.
(Published May 4, 2007)
American Optical Corp.
110,200
American Optical Corp. and other defendants, as of Dec. 31, 2006, face about 110,200 asbestos-related claims.
(Published March 23, 2007)
American Standard Companies
Inc.
110,133
American Standard Companies Inc., as of March 31, 2007, recorded
110,133 pending asbestos-related claims filed against it, compared with
109,764 claims for the year ended 2006.
(Published May 4, 2007)
Crane Co.
84,652
Crane Co. faced 84,652 asbestos-related claims as of June 30, 2007, compared with 88,833 claims as of June 30, 2006.
(Published July 27, 2007)
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co.
87,070
MetLife Inc.’s subsidiary, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., at Dec. 31,
2006, recorded about 87,070 asbestos personal injury claims, compared
with 100,250 claims at Dec. 31, 2005.
(Published March 23, 2007)
CertainTeed
Corp.
76,000
About 76,000 claims remained outstanding for Compagnie de
Saint-Gobain’s subsidiary, CertainTeed Corp., at the end of March 2007,
similar to the situation at the end of December 2006.
(Published May 4, 2007)
CBS Corp.
72,510
CBS Corp.’s pending asbestos-related claims, as of March 31, 2007,
dropped to about 72,510, from about 73,310 as of Dec. 31, 2006 and
about 98,300 as of March 31, 2007.
(Published May 11, 2007)
Dana
Corp.
73,000
Dana Corp., at Dec. 31, 2006, recorded about 73,000 active pending
asbestos-related product liability claims, compared with 77,000 claims
at Dec. 31, 2005.
(Published March 23, 2007)
A.O. Smith Corp.
72,310
A.O.
Smith Corp. and its subsidiaries face asbestos-related lawsuits involving claims by about 72,310 plaintiffs.
(Published Feb. 23, 2007)
Cabot Corp.
58,000
Cabot Corp.’s subsidiary, as of Dec. 31, 2006, recorded about 58,000
claimants in pending asbestos- and silica-related respirator cases.
(Published Feb. 16, 2007)
Honeywell International
Inc.
52,066
Honeywell International Inc., for the six months ended June 30, 2007,
recorded 52,066 unresolved asbestos claims for its Bendix friction
products business, compared with 57,108 claims for the year ended Dec.
31, 2006.
(Published July 27, 2007)
RBS Global Inc.
46,200
RBS Global Inc. and about 80 other unrelated companies, as of March
31, 2007, face about 5,200 asbestos-related lawsuits representing about
46,200 claims.
(Published June 1, 2007)
BorgWarner
Inc.
45,000
BorgWarner Inc., as of Dec. 31, 2006, faced about 45,000 pending
asbestos-related product liability claims, in which about 34,000 are
pending in three jurisdictions where significant tort reform activities
are underway.
(Published Feb. 23, 2007)
Corning Inc.
42,300
Corning Inc. continues to face about 10,900 cases, involving about 42,300 claims, alleging injuries from asbestos.
(Published March 9, 2007)
Maremont
Corp.
40,125
ArvinMeritor Inc.’s subsidiary Maremont Corp., at March 31, 2007,
had about 40,125 pending asbestos-related claims, compared with 51,895
pending claims at Sept. 30, 2006.
(Published May 18, 2007)
General Cable
Corp.
34,798
General Cable Corp., at March 30, 2007, recorded about 34,798
outstanding asbestos claims filed against it, of which 1,409 were
non-maritime and 33,389 were maritime.
(Published May 18, 2007)
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