Continental Airlines, Inc., at June 30, 2010, had an accrual for estimated costs of environmental remediation throughout its system of US$29 million, based primarily on third-party environmental studies and estimates as to the extent of the contamination and nature of…
GenCorp Inc.’s subsidiary, Aerojet-General Corporation, continues to be subject to environmental lawsuits regarding contamination at the South El Monte Operable Unit (SEMOU) of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund site.
In October 2002, Aerojet and about 65 other individual and corporate defendants…
GenCorp Inc. says that, as of May 31, 2010, the aggregate range of anticipated environmental costs was US$213.6 million to US$417.3 million and the accrued amount was US$213.6 million.
Of these accrued liabilities, about 70 percent relates to the Sacramento, Calif.…
GenCorp Inc. says that discovery in a case styled Caldwell et al. v. Aerojet-General Corporation is continuing.
In December 2007, Aerojet, a Company subsidiary, was named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by six individuals who allegedly resided in the…
GenCorp Inc.’s long-term reserves for environmental remediation costs were US$175.2 million as of May 31, 2010, compared with US$178.2 million as of Nov. 30, 2009.
The Company’s current reserves for environmental remediation costs were US$38.4 million as of May 31, 2010,…
United Rentals, Inc., on May 7, 2010, entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund site in Monterey Park, Calif.
The EPA notified the Company that it was a potential responsible party…
GenCorp Inc. is involved in litigation filed by Textileather, Inc. regarding a Toledo, Ohio site, which was adjacent to the Ottawa River.
In August 2007, the Company, along with numerous other companies, received from the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and…
GenCorp Inc. says that a stay in a lawsuit filed by the County of Sacramento and the Sacramento County Water Agency (collectively, “SCWA”) against subsidiary Aerojet-General Corporation has been continued to Nov. 30, 2010.
In August 2003, the SCWA and Aerojet…
An environmental matter regarding Dean Foods Company’s subsidiary, Kohler Mix Specialties, LLC, is currently in the fact discovery stage.
On Jan. 18, 2008, Kohler was named as a defendant in a civil complaint filed in the Superior Court, Judicial District of…
Monsanto Company’s long-term portion of environmental and litigation liabilities were US$189 million as of May 31, 2010, compared with US$197 million as of Aug. 31, 2009.
The Company is involved in environmental remediation and legal proceedings related to its current business…