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Lawyer: Union Carbide Cleanup Must Go Through Federal Court

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An attorney for a landholding company that has sued the Union Carbide Corp. over contamination of a West Virgina property is objecting to a proposal from the chemical giant to voluntarily clean up the site, …

Mississippi Judge Tosses $322M Asbestos Lawsuit Verdict

A Mississippi judge has thrown out a $322 million lawsuit verdict that had been hailed as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in U.S. history. The case began to unravel last year after defense lawyers asked the Mississippi …

Union Carbide Seeks to Remove Trial Judge in Miss. Case

The Mississippi Supreme Court has halted all proceedings in an asbestos case until it determines whether the trial judge should have stepped down. The case resulted in a $322 million verdict. In an order signed Tuesday, Chief Justice Bill Waller …

Union Carbide Asks Mississippi Judge to Nix $332M Asbestos Verdict

Union Carbide Corp. has asked a Mississippi judge to throw out a $322 million asbestos verdict and, at the same time, remove himself from presiding over the case any longer. Attorneys for Union Carbide said Circuit Judge Eddie H. Bowen …

Union Carbide Wants Verdict in Mississippi Case Tossed

Union Carbide Corp. has asked a Mississippi judge to throw out a $322 million asbestos verdict and, at the same time, remove himself from presiding over the case any longer. In a motion filed Tuesday, attorneys for Union Carbide said …