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<title>Australian Court Finds Asbestos In Brake Linings Caused Mechanic's Meso</title>
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<![CDATA[KINGSTON, Australia - In a majority ruling, the High Court of Australia on Dec. 14 dismissed appeals by two former asbestos brake linings manufacturers of a verdict and ruling that was issued in favor of a mechanic, finding that his exposure to asbestos in the linings materially contributed to the development of mesothelioma (Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth; Amaba Pty Ltd v Booth, No. [2011] HCA 53, Australia High; See December 2010, page 4). 
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<title>Australian Court Affirms $1.15 Million Meso Verdict Against Amaca</title>
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<![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Australia - A Victoria appeals court on Dec. 22 affirmed a $1.15 million verdict in favor of a machine repair man that contracted mesothelioma, ruling that a trial justice did not err in finding that his exposure to asbestos materially contributed to the development of his disease (Amaca Pty Ltd. [under NSW [New South Wales] Administered Winding Up [in liquidation] v. King, No. [2011] VSCA 447, Victoria App.; See September 2011, Page 4). 
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<title>Panel Affirms Ruling Finding No Causal Link Between Cancer/Asbestos</title>
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<![CDATA[CALGARY, Alberta - A Canadian appeals commission on Dec. 19 denied an estate's request for reconsideration of a panel's decision that a worker's lung cancer was not caused by asbestos exposure, finding that the estate failed to show that the panel committed any errors of law or jurisdiction that warranted review (No. 2011-1149, Docket No. 41928, Alberta Wrks. Comp. App. Comm.). 
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<title>Canadian Commissioner Finds Machinist's Pulmonary Fibrosis Was Work-Related</title>
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<![CDATA[HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - A Canadian appeals commissioner on Dec. 30 found that a machinist's pulmonary fibrosis constituted a personal injury by accident that was related to exposures at work, ordering that a workers' compensation board reconsider his claim for benefits (Nos. 2011-314-AD &amp; 2011-528-AD, Nova Scotia Wrks. Comp. App. Trib.). 
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<title>Judge Finds Delaware Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Puerto Rico Power Authority</title>
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<![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Del. - After determining that a power authority for Puerto Rico lacked sufficient contacts to establish jurisdiction in Delaware, a state court judge on Jan. 10 granted a motion to dismiss asbestos-related claims asserted against the authority (In re: Asbestos Litigation, limited to: Mass, Denis Martinez and Martinez Bethzaida, No. N10C-10-159, Del. Super., New Castle Co.; 2012 Del. Super. LEXIS 7). 
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<title>Canadian Commissioner Affirms Denial Of Occupational Disease Claim For Asbestosis</title>
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<![CDATA[HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - A Canadian commissioner on Dec. 29 affirmed a ruling made by a workers' compensation board to deny benefits to a former welder, finding no evidence to support a decision that he suffered an occupational disease caused by asbestos exposure (No. 2011-498-AD, Nova Scotia Wrks. Comp. App. Trib.). 
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<title>Canadian Commissioner Finds Occupational Exposure Did Not Cause COPD</title>
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<![CDATA[HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - A Canadian appeals commissioner on Dec. 23 refused an electrician's appeal of a ruling that denied him benefits for his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), finding no causal link between his workplace exposures and his COPD (No. 2011-499-AD, Nova Scotia Wrks. Comp. App. Trib.). 
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<title>Northern Ireland Executive Announces Fines For Improper Asbestos Storage</title>
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<![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The Northern Ireland Executive on Dec. 20 announced that a man was fined by an Irish magistrate's court for storing and burning asbestos-containing waste without the proper authorizations. 
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<title>Durabla Says It Has Reached Agreement With Insurers On Plan Objections</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - Durabla Manufacturing Co. has reached a $4.9 million settlement with insurance companies that resolves the remaining objections to its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, the company says in a supplement to its disclosure statement and motion to approve the supplement filed Nov. 14 in a Delaware federal bankruptcy court (In re: Durabla Manufacturing Co., No. 09-14415, D. Del. Bkcy.) 
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<title>Texas Jury Awards Widow $8.4 Million In Asbestos Pipe Case</title>
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<![CDATA[DALLAS - A Texas jury on Dec. 30 awarded a widow $8.4 million and found lone defendant Hercules Inc. 20 percent liable for a man's exposure to asbestos in piping used at a refinery (Martha Ann Gensler, et al. v. Asbestos Companies, et al., No. DC-10-08454-D, Texas Dist., Dallas Co.). 
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<title>Judge Vacates $322M Verdict, Recused Judge's Rulings And Orders In Asbestos Case</title>
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<![CDATA[RALEIGH, Miss. - A Mississippi judge on Dec. 27 voided and vacated a record-setting $322 million asbestos verdict, as well as various rulings and orders of a judge recused by the Mississippi Supreme Court (Thomas Brown Jr. v. Phillips 66, et al., No. 2006-196, Miss. Cir., Smith Co.). 
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<title>Garlock Files Plan With Settlement Or Litigation Options For Asbestos Claimants</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC on Nov. 28 filed a plan of reorganization in its Chapter 11 case in North Carolina federal bankruptcy court that includes settlement and litigation options for current and future asbestos claimants and an "Asbestos Convenience Class" for claimants who agree to reduce their claims to $1,000 (In re: Garlock Sealing Technologies, et al., No. 10-31607, W.D. N.C. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Flintkote Amends Plan After California Court Denies Alter Ego Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - The Flintkote Co. and Flintkote Mines Ltd. on Nov. 28 asked a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware for a finding that changes to their Chapter 11 plan of reorganization to reflect a recent decision in a California state court regarding the companies' former parent do not materially or adversely affect voting creditors (In re: The Flintkote Co., et al., No. 04-11300, D. Del. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Bondex, Parent Lose Appeal Of Ruling That Products Hazard Caps Apply</title>
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<![CDATA[CINCINNATI - Because a predecessor company qualifies as a named insured under the plain language of numerous insurance policies, the policies' products hazard caps apply to asbestos-exposure product liability suits filed against the predecessor company and its successor companies, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal said Nov. 28 (Bondex International Inc., et al. v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., et al., Nos. 08-4735, 09-3091, 09-3092, 09-3304, 09-3307, 6th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 23763). 
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<title>Landmark Test Case On Trigger Issue Begins In U.K. Supreme Court</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - Various appeals arising out of separate actions that were filed in relation to mesothelioma deaths began as test case hearings in the United Kingdom Supreme Court on Dec. 5; the court will review the issue of what constitutes the "trigger" for an insurer's liability to indemnify an insured (TRIGGER - BAI [Run Off] Limited [In Scheme of Arrangement] v. Thomas Bates and Son Limited, No. UKSC 2011/0032, U.K. Sup.; See October 2010, Page 4). 
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<title>Northern Ireland Passes Legislation Allowing Pleural Plaques Compensation</title>
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<![CDATA[BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The finance minister of Northern Ireland on Dec. 5 announced that new legislation will soon take effect that will give claimants the right to seek damages for asbestos-related pleural plaques (See April 2011, Page 4). 
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<title>Court Finds Contractor Guilty Of Contempt For Violating Injunction</title>
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<![CDATA[VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A British Columbia appeals court on Oct. 19 reversed a ruling that dismissed an application to hold a contractor in contempt for violating an injunction by continuing to conduct unlicensed asbestos abatement and testing, finding no ambiguity as to whether the contractor was the person who was subject to the injunction (Workers' Compensation Board v. Arthur Moore, d/b/a Environmental, No. CA039007, B.C. App.; See April 2011, Page 7). 
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<title>Queensland Justice Finds Insurer Cannot Recover For Claimant's Asbestos Injury</title>
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<![CDATA[BRISBANE, Queensland - An Australian justice on Nov. 29 found that a Queensland insurer could not be assigned the personal injury claims of a carpenter who allegedly contracted lung cancer caused by asbestos, finding that the insurer did not have a genuine substantial or commercial interest in the assignment (WorkCover Queensland v. Amaca Pty Limited, [No. 2] [2011] QSC 358, Queensland Sup.). 
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<title>Durabla Says It Has Reached Agreement With Insurers On Plan Objections</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - Durabla Manufacturing Co. has reached a $4.9 million settlement with insurance companies that resolves the remaining objections to its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, the company says in a supplement to its disclosure statement and motion to approve the supplement filed Nov. 14 in a Delaware federal bankruptcy court (In re: Durabla Manufacturing Co., No. 09-14415, D. Del. Bkcy.). 
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<title>U.K. HSE Report: Court Fines University For Asbestos Violations</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Nov. 16 announced that a university was fined after putting students and others at the risk of asbestos exposure (HSE/269/11). 
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<title>James Hardie Releases 2nd-Quarter Results, Reports Operating Profit</title>
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<![CDATA[SYDNEY, Australia - James Hardie on Nov. 17 released its second-quarter results, reporting a $41 million operating profit, excluding asbestos-related payments. 
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<title>Wales Health Executive Announces Review Of Hospital Asbestos Management</title>
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<![CDATA[CARDIFF, Wales - The chief executive of National Health Service (NHS) Wales on Nov. 24 announced that he has commissioned an independent review of asbestos management at a Wales hospital. 
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<title>Judge Refuses To Vacate Deposition Ruling After Defendant Ignores Order</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - An automobile company impermissibly ignored procedures in asbestos case management orders (CMO) by directly asking a court to vacate a ruling allowing a couple to depose company employees, a New York justice held Nov. 15 (Raymond Finerty and Mary Finerty v. Abex Corp., et al., No. 190187/10, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.; 2011 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5441). 
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<title>W.R. Grace's Sale Of Vermiculite Business Approved By Bankruptcy Judge</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - W.R. Grace &amp; Co. received approval Nov. 21 by the federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware overseeing its Chapter 11 case to sell a South Carolina-based vermiculite business for $10 million (In re: W.R. Grace &amp; Co., et al., No. 01-1139, D. Del. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Justice: Boilermaker Can Be Liable For Replacement Parts It Endorsed</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A boilermaker has not shown that its products were not responsible for a man's exposure to asbestos or that it cannot be held liable for asbestos-containing replacement parts it endorsed, a New York justice held Nov. 15 (Victoria Vespe-Benchimol, et al. v. A.O. Smith Water Products, et al., No. 190320/10, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.; 2011 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5510). 
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<title>Delaware Top Court Remands Appeal For Determination On Final Order</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - The Delaware Supreme Court on Nov. 16 remanded an asbestos case for a determination of when and if a final order dismissing the defendant was filed (Elizabeth Plummer, et al. v. R.T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc., No. 482,2011, Del. Sup.). 
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<title>Court: Man's Failure To Describe Insulation Warrants Granting Nonsuit</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - A man's failure to identify the appearance of insulation in his presence and his failure to claim exposure to insulation in interrogatory responses warranted granting a premises owner nonsuit, a California appeals court affirmed Nov. 28 (Louis Webster, as successor in interest, etc. v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., No. B227387, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.). 
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<title>Plant Modifies Plan, Resolicits Votes Due To Insurers' Objections</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Plant Insulation Co. on Oct. 18 filed an amendment to its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization in response to a summary judgment ruling in favor of objecting insurance companies, and on Oct. 28, the California bankruptcy judge overseeing the case approved a supplemental disclosure statement from Plant outlining the plan amendment and procedures for resoliciting votes on the plan (In re Plant Insulation Co., No. 09-31347, N.D. Calif. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Fee Cap Is Up To $1.6 Million In W.R. Grace Bankruptcy</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - With the effective date of W.R. Grace &amp; Co.'s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization being held up by appeals of the plan's confirmation, the company can now pay each ordinary course of business professional up to $1.6 million for their work, a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware held Nov. 21 (In re: W.R. Grace &amp; Co., et al., No. 01-1139, D. Del. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Supreme Court Denies Cert In Ruling Allowing Insurers To Object To Chapter 11 Plan</title>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 7 declined to review an en banc ruling by the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granting standing to insurers to object to the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Global Industrial Technologies Inc. (GIT), which had argued that the ruling went against the high court's precedents governing injury in fact and causation (Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, et al., No. 11-280, U.S. Sup.). 
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<title>Asbestos Litigation In France: More People Soon To Be Entitled To Compensation?</title>
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<![CDATA[By Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Delphine Lapillonne Asbestos litigation is a very sensitive issue in France that is in constant evolution1. Indeed, both the French courts and the French Government open the door to a great number of reforms that may deeply affect companies that have, in the past, exposed their employees or third parties to asbestos at a time when the use of this mineral was legal and even if protection measures were implemented by the said companies. 
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<title>Australian Justice Awards Man $2 Million Verdict For Asbestos Exposure As A Child</title>
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<![CDATA[PERTH, Australia - An Australian justice on Oct. 26 awarded $2,068,396.93 in damages to a man who developed mesothelioma after playing as a child in asbestos waste that was dumped at a miniature railway, finding that, at the time, it was reasonably foreseeable to the manufacturer that exposure to asbestos cement waste could cause personal injury (Lowes v. Amaca Pty Ltd. [formerly James Hardie &amp; Co. Pty Ltd., [No. 2011] WASC 287, Western Australia Sup.). 
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<title>Australian Court Finds That Asbestos Action Cannot Be Reopened</title>
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<![CDATA[PERTH, Australia - An Australian appeals court on Oct. 26 dismissed an application filed by the estate of a man who developed mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure to set aside an appeals court ruling that vacated an award of damages in his favor, finding that the court did not have the authority to reopen and reconsider the merits of a case that already had been decided on appeal (Amaca Pty. Ltd. [Formerly James Hardie &amp; Co. Pty Ltd. v. Hannell] No. 2 [2011] WASCA 232, Western Australia App.; See August 2007, Page 4). 
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<title>English Court Allows University's Appeal Of Asbestos Damages Ruling</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - An England and Wales appeals court on Oct. 28 allowed the appeal of a judgment awarding damages to the estate of a student who died of mesothelioma that was allegedly caused by asbestos exposure in tunnels where he conducted experiments in the 1970s, finding that the trial judge did not use a proper legal test when determining whether the university breached a duty to the student (Williams [on behalf of the Estate and dependants of Michael Williams] v. University of Birmingham &amp; ANR, No. [2011] EWCA Civ. 1242, England and Wales App.). 
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<title>Canadian Commissioner Finds Widow Is Not Entitled To Survivor's Pension</title>
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<![CDATA[HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - A Canadian appeals commissioner on Oct. 28 affirmed a board's ruling that denied a survivor's pension to the widow of a man who died of mesothelioma, finding that she did not qualify for the benefits under Canadian workers' compensation law (No. 2011-418-AD, Nova Scotia Wrks. Comp. App. Trib.). 
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<title>English Magistrates Court Fines Building Contractor For Asbestos Violations</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced Oct. 27 that a building contractor was sentenced by an English magistrates court after exposing workers to asbestos. 
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<title>U.K. Health And Safety Executive Prosecutes Property Management Firm</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Oct. 28 announced that a property management company was fined after exposing a repairman who regularly worked at its properties to asbestos. 
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<title>U.K. HSE Prosecutes Carpenter For Asbestos Work Violations</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Nov. 7 announced that an English repairman was prosecuted for releasing asbestos fibers into the air while refurbishing a kitchen (WM529/11). 
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<title>United Kingdom HSE Reports Findings On Asbestos In Schools Study</title>
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<![CDATA[LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Oct. 14 announced that recent inspections of U.K. schools revealed that most have adequate arrangements in place for managing asbestos. 
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<title>Bankruptcy Judge Sustains Flintkote's Objection To Claim For CERCLA Fees</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware on Oct. 3 rejected a claim by a former parent of The Flintkote Co. for $13,457 in attorney fees for an environmental action and held that the parent has no standing to object to Flintkote's Chapter 11 plan of reorganization on the basis of the claim (In re: The Flintkote Co., et al., No. 04-11300, D. Del. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Bankruptcy Judge Says Garlock Not Entitled To Documents In Other Cases</title>
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<![CDATA[A Pennsylvania and Delaware federal bankruptcy judge on Oct. 7 denied a discovery request by Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, a Chapter 11 debtor in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina, for access to documents filed in 12 other asbestos bankruptcy cases, only five of which are still active (In re: The Flintkote Co., et al., No. 04-11300, D. Del. Bkcy.; In re: Kaiser Aluminum Corp., et al., No. 02-10429, D. Del. Bkcy.; In re: W.R. Grace &amp; Co., et al., No. 01-1139, D. Del. Bkcy.; In re: Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, No. 00-22876, W.D. Pa. Bkcy.; In re: North American Refractories Company, No. 02-20198, W.D. Pa. Bkcy.). 
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<title>Debtors Not Entitled To Information From Law Firms, Bankruptcy Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - The judge overseeing Specialty Products Holding Corp. and Bondex International's Chapter 11 case in Delaware federal bankruptcy court on Oct. 7 denied the debtors' discovery request for information from law firms that filed asbestos personal injury claims against the companies, holding that the debtors' "whole value" theory for estimating their asbestos liability is invalid (In re Specialty Products Holding Corp., et al., No. 10-11780, D. Del. Bkcy.; 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 3759). 
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<title>Payment To Union Advisers Violates Bankruptcy Code, ASARCO Tells 5th Circuit</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A ruling by a Texas federal judge affirming the payment of an additional $1 million in professional fees for a labor union's legal counsel and financial advisers in the Chapter 11 case of ASARCO LLC should be reversed because it violates the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA), the parent for reorganized ASARCO says in an Oct. 12 brief on appeal (ASARCO LLC, et al. v. United Steelworkers of America, No. 11-40906, 5th Cir.). 
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - A judge properly excluded the testimony of an expert who opined about the presence of asbestos at a bakery because his expertise involved Naval and manufacturing uses of asbestos and, absent the evidence, a couple has insufficient proof supporting a wife's secondhand exposure claims, a California appeals court held Oct. 18 (Frank Fontes v. Interstate Brands Corp., No. B224722, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 5; 2011 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7844). 
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<title>Court: Man's Use Of Catalog Rises Above Speculative Evidence Of Exposure</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Evidence that a man regularly consulted a defendant's catalog regarding asbestos-containing insulation rises above merely speculative evidence of exposure, a California appeals court held Oct. 26 in reversing summary judgment for the defendant (Gloria Galicinao, et al. v. McMaster-Carr Supply Co., No. B224915, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3). 
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<title>Judge Imposes Sanctions For Del. Asbestos Attorney's 'Deeply Troubling' Conduct</title>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. - Saying she was deeply troubled and in an "unfortunate and regrettable position," a Delaware judge on Oct. 28 imposed sanctions on an asbestos plaintiffs' attorney after finding that the lawyer made misrepresentations and failed to cite contrary case law in contradiction of his professional responsibility (In re: Asbestos Litigation; Limited Joseph Turchen, Gerald Johnston, Nos. 09C-11-059 ASB, 09C-07-128 ASB, Del. Super., New Castle Co.). 
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