Rising mesothelioma claims and expenses, exceeding projections. That’s the May 22, 2014 financial word from Australia’s James Hardie. An...

In Australian asbestos litigation, a recent $1.15 million jury verdict against James Hardie is reported here. The suit was by a former...

It’s back to Australia. There, an important new appellate court opinion affirms a verdict for a brake mechanic who won a trial court...

Estimates and disclosure of contingent risks are front and center these days in various contexts. Thus, asbestos-specific estimates and...

Look to the right under "James Hardie" for prior posts regarding legal issues related to James Hardie’s efforts to use a private...

Here is an article updating this prior post on the effort to amend “collusion” claims against James Hardie and CSR in an asbestos...

The asbestos litigation pot continues to boil in Australia. Over the last couple of weeks, CSR was denied the opportunity to split its...

Back to Australia, asbestos and James Hardie. As described in this prior post, a rather dry paper by KPMG describes the history of James...

Australian law firm Clayton Utz explains the situation here. #Australia #Treaties