John Crane Inc.
Recent News About John Crane Inc.
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Appeals judges: Chicago not right court for John Crane's asbestos fraud RICO claims vs Simon Greenstone, Shein Law
A federal appeals panel in Chicago has agreed industrial seals and couplings maker John Crane Inc. should be afforded the chance to air its claims two law firms allegedly engaged in racketeering and fraud in the way they pressed asbestos-related personal injury claims against the company in the past. However, the judges also agreed with lower court judges that Chicago federal court is not the right place for John Crane can pursue its claims. -
Special representative alleges John Crane Inc. products caused lung cancer
BELLEVILLE – A Nevada resident is seeking damages from a Chicago-headquartered company over allegations asbestos from its products caused a man's lung cancer. -
Woman alleges father's lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos from Budd Co., others' products
BELLEVILLE – A woman alleges her father was exposed to asbestos during his employment in Centralia. -
Alabama man files suit against John Crane Inc. over father's alleged asbestos exposure injuries
EDWARDSVILLE – An estate representative residing in Alabama has filed a suit over allegations that his late father's lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos. -
Supreme Court puts hold on Cook Co. judge accused of abusing authority in pursuing sanctions in asbestos case
The Illinois Supreme Court, acting in response to a request from lawyers who claim they and others have been targeted by a “rogue” Cook County judge, has stepped in to slap a hold on potential sanctions proceedings against lawyers and litigants on both sides of an asbestos personal injury case, blocking the judge, for now, from continuing his bench investigation of what he said resembled an improper “grand bargain” between plaintiffs’ lawyers and those for defendant gasket maker John Crane Inc. -
Sanctions sought against asbestos lawyers for using John Crane as 'shill' to keep cases in Cook County
Attorneys for defendants in a Cook County asbestos case have brought an action against the opposing counsel in the case, asking the court to punish the plaintiff’s attorneys and the counsel for John Crane Inc., one of the other defendants named in the case, for their alleged use of Crane as a "shill" to prevent defendants from transferring the case and others like it out of Cook County Circuit Court.