Ashland Inc. says that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, during the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2008, is a defendant in about 31 lawsuits (including two purported class actions) where plaintiffs allege that exposure to Agent Orange caused them to sustain…
Ashland Inc. continues to be a defendant in cases alleging methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination in groundwater.
Nearly all of 30 such cases have been consolidated in a multi- district litigation in the Southern District of New York for preliminary proceedings.…
The appeals of The Dow Chemical Company and Monsanto Company in cases related to Agent Orange, which also involve Ashland Inc.’s subsidiary Hercules Incorporated and other companies, are pending.
Agent Orange is a defoliant that was manufactured by several companies, including…