Anglo American PLC, ESAB Corp. and Billionaire Mohed Altrad to Stand Trial for Cape Asbestos Liabilities
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COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A South Carolina court has set a trial date of Feb. 3, 2025, to determine whether Anglo-American, PLC (OTCQX: NGLOY), ESAB Corp. (NYSE: ESAB) and billionaire businessman Mohed Altrad, among others, can be held responsible for billions of dollars of liabilities stemming from asbestos that Cape Asbestos sent to companies in the United States and South Carolina for decades.A court-appointed receiver in June 2023 filed suit against numerous entities including Anglo American and ESAB for various causes of action, including unjust enrichment and that the defendants were responsible for the actions of Cape. The receiver was appointed after Cape failed to answer the underlying lawsuit brought by the national trial litigation firm of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP.Judge Jean Toal, in an order issuing sanctions against the defendants for failure to answer discovery, noted that the receiver’s complaint “alleged a remarkable system of avoiding the harm caused
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