March 08, 2013
Adhesive product manufacturer W.M. Barr & Co. Inc. and a group of insurers on Friday settled The Travelers Indemnity Co.'s lawsuit alleging it was owed for the cost of defending Barr in various lawsuits claiming injury and death from benzene contained in its products.
November 28, 2011
A Tennessee federal judge on Monday ruled that insurers must defend and indemnify W.M. Barr & Co. Inc. in dozens of lawsuits related to benzene exposure, but rejected Barr's estimates of roughly $2 million in damages as insufficiently supported by evidence.
November 01, 2011
A Tennessee federal judge on Monday threw out W.M. Barr & Co.'s breach of contract claims against Steadfast Insurance Co. in a suit seeking to determine coverage duties in dozens of cases alleging benzene exposure injuries from Barr's cleaning products.
October 26, 2011
A Tennessee federal judge on Tuesday refused to let Travelers Indemnity Co. off the hook for coverage of more than 50 tort lawsuits alleging injury from exposure to benzene contained in W.M. Barr & Co. Inc.'s products.