Crane packaged the valves with bonnet gaskets consisting of an asbestos disc sealed by a layer of rubber, and braided asbestos-based stem packing. Since those materials eventually needed replacing, ...

Type of Action: Toxic torts, products liability. Injuries: Radiation burns. Plaintiffs Counsel: Casey R. Coburn and Richard P. Hackman, Nass Cancelliere Brenner ...

“Gaskets and packing containing asbestos were not even considered to ... least a company has the duty to research how toxic their products are. At this point, Lowery objected to the line of ...

and the plaintiff later testified under oath neither he nor his wife had written in the bits describing how he’d handled “asbestos cement and valve packing.” As a matter of law, plaintiffs ...

Katcham was one of about 100 millwrights — workers who maintain and repair pumps, valves and other equipment — at the DuPont factory. And asbestos gaskets and “packing” were used widely ...

citing its failure to warn of the dangers of using its valves with gaskets and packing that contain asbestos. The Court of Appeals has rejected Crane Co.’s argument that it isn’t responsible ...

Heidelberg moved for summary judgment, arguing there is insufficient product identification evidence to establish causation from its products ... dust from raw asbestos used to pack the space ...

Douglas Reiners, 35, moves items out of his apartment Sundayafter an asbestos discovery forced ... Residents aided by family and friends were packing their belongings and loading them into rental ...