June 04, 2018
The Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of asbestos manufacturer John Crane Inc.'s fraud suits against a pair of plaintiffs firms over jurisdictional issues Monday, but the court urged the examination of claims the firms concealed information to increase their recovery against the company.
February 06, 2018
Industrial manufacturer John Crane Inc. asked the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to resurrect its racketeering claims in Illinois federal court accusing two asbestos plaintiffs firms of bringing fraudulent asbestos exposure claims against it, saying the lower court had incorrectly found the firms did not have enough links to the company's home state to have personal jurisdiction over the case.
August 16, 2017
A Texas law firm on Tuesday urged the Seventh Circuit to throw out an engineered products company's claims that the law firm withheld evidence about its clients' asbestos exposure in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and caused the company various state-court losses.