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29 Jun 2012, 9:31 am by David Oliver
Union Carbide overreaches and manages (unsurprisingly) to get part of asbestos tort reform in Texas (as applied to certain cases) declared unconstitutional. [read post]
27 May 2010, 11:48 am by Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney
Asbestos fibers, made by the chemical giant Union Carbide, were used then to make joint compounds. [read post]
21 May 2010, 12:20 pm by Robert J. Fleming
A jury has awarded more than $14 million after deciding that the plaintiff contracted asbestos manufactured by Union Carbide at his family business during 1970s. [read post]
29 Nov 2023, 1:12 pm by Bonnie Shucha
The recent release of Netflix’s “The Railway Men,” a series centered on the 1984 gas leak at the American-owned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India has reignited global interest in one of the most devastating industrial accidents in history. [read post]
13 Oct 2019, 9:12 am by Throneberry Law Group
The mesothelioma cancer lawsuit named Union Carbide as the defendant, and was eventually carried on by the victim’s widow after he succumbed to the disease which he claimed was caused by the defendant’s negligence. [read post]
12 Sep 2019, 12:00 pm by Dan Ernst
Krishnan, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, has posted Bhopal in the Federal Courts: How Indian Victims Failed to Get Justice in the United States, which is forthcoming in the  Rutgers University Law Review (2020):35 years ago, the city of Bhopal, India, witnessed a horrific gas leak that originated from a facility operated by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), which had as its parent company, the American-based Union Carbide Corporation (UCC). [read post]
17 Nov 2007, 6:31 am
Who knew that Bhopal, famous for the Union Carbide factory gas disaster, is in fact a lovely place, indeed perhaps the handsomest city we've seen in India so far (with an a-list museum to boot)? [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 9:08 pm by Walter Olson
“A Mississippi court has reversed a $322 million asbestos verdict against Union Carbide — believed to be the largest in U.S. history — after the judge failed to disclose his own father had pending asbestos litigation against the same company. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 10:13 am by DJWard
He subsequently sued several defendants, including Union Carbide, the maker of the asbestos. [read post]
11 May 2011, 1:10 pm
Seven former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide [corporate website] were convicted [JURIST report] in June on charges of "death by negligence" and sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay USD $2,100. [read post]
24 Oct 2016, 3:15 am by Steve Brachmann
This American physicist’s chance discovery of ultra-thin, incredibly strong fibers composed primarily of carbon led to great business success for Bacon’s employer, Union Carbide, as well as multiple recognitions of Bacon’s own work which kickstarted development into carbon materials which... [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 6:03 am
[JURIST] An Indian court on Monday convicted seven former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide [corporate website] on charges relating to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
19 Jul 2004, 2:53 am
The money represents the remainder of Union Carbide's settlement with the Indian government, most of which was never distributed due to complications including verifying the identity of the claimants. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 7:19 am
The panel also indicated it will seek extradition of Warren Anderson, the former chairman of US chemical producer Union Carbide [corporate website], the company responsible for the spill. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 10:47 am
[JURIST] The Indian Supreme Court [official website] announced [text, PDF] Tuesday that it will reconsider a 1996 ruling allowing former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide [corporate website] accused in relation to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster [BBC backgrounder] to be charged with negligence instead of culpable homicide. [read post]