Ongoing litigation over asbestos-related claims
First written in FY2016. 10 of 24 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
Ube moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 9 years after the typical company in this theme (2017).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 5 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 16 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥8.3 billion.」
Asbestos-related litigation increased from 15 cases and a maximum claim amount of ¥7.1 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year to 16 cases and ¥8.3 billion. The disclosure that all claims against ウベボード have been dismissed remains unchanged. - FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「None of the claims against ウベボード㈱ have been upheld in judgments to date. There are currently 14 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥6.9 billion.」
Pending lawsuits decreased from 15 cases and a maximum claim amount of ¥7.1 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year to 14 cases and ¥6.9 billion. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 15 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥7.1 billion.」
The number of pending cases decreased from 17 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 15, while the maximum claim amount changed from ¥8.5 billion to ¥7.1 billion. The litigation itself is ongoing. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 17 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥7.2 billion.」
The number of pending cases was unchanged from 17 at the end of the previous fiscal year, while the maximum claim amount decreased from ¥8.5 billion to ¥7.2 billion. The disclosure that all claims against ウベボード have been dismissed also remains unchanged. - FY2024-Q3Fewer pending cases, higher claim amountAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 15 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥6.4 billion.」
Asbestos-related litigation changed from 16 cases and a maximum claim amount of ¥6.2 billion in the previous quarter to 15 cases and ¥6.4 billion. The number of pending cases decreased, while the claim amount increased. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 16 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥6.2 billion.」
Asbestos-related litigation increased from 14 cases and a maximum claim amount of ¥6.1 billion in the previous quarter to 16 cases and ¥6.2 billion. The disclosure that all claims to date against ウベボード have been dismissed remains unchanged. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 14 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥6.1 billion.」
The number of pending cases decreased from 17 at the end of the previous fiscal year to 14, while the maximum claim amount decreased from ¥8.5 billion to ¥6.1 billion. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 17 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with total claims of up to ¥8.5 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related lawsuits increased from 16 to 17. Claims total up to ¥8.5 billion, and the disclosure that all claims to date against ウベボード have been dismissed remains unchanged. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 16 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with maximum claims of ¥8.5 billion.」
Asbestos-related litigation increased from the 15 cases and maximum claim amount of ¥6.9 billion reported previously to 16 cases and ¥8.5 billion. The disclosure that all claims to date against ウベボード have been dismissed remains unchanged. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 15 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with maximum claims of ¥6.9 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases increased from 14 to 15. The maximum claims amount was ¥6.9 billion, unchanged from the previous report. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 14 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, with maximum claims of ¥6.9 billion.」
The number of pending cases remains 14, while the maximum claims amount for claims brought against ウベボード as defendant decreased from ¥7.8 billion to ¥6.9 billion. - FY2021-Q3Claims limited in scope and reducedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 14 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with maximum claims of ¥7.8 billion.」
The number of pending cases remains 14, unchanged from the 14 cases previously reported. The maximum claims amount was reported as ¥7.8 billion, with a note that the figure is limited to claims brought against ウベボード as defendant. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 14 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with maximum claims of ¥19.5 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases increased from 9 cases with maximum claims of ¥17.3 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year to 14 cases with maximum claims of ¥19.5 billion. The disclosure that all claims against ウベボード were dismissed remains. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 13 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with maximum claims of ¥18.9 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases increased from 9 cases with maximum claims of ¥17.3 billion in the previous fiscal year to 13 cases with maximum claims of ¥18.9 billion. The disclosure that all claims against ウベボード were dismissed remains. - FY2019Increase in pending cases, decrease in claims amountAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 9 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with maximum claims of ¥17.3 billion.」
The number of pending cases decreased from 11 in the previous fiscal year to 9, and the maximum claims amount decreased from ¥23 billion to ¥17.3 billion. However, the litigation itself remains ongoing. - FY2019-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「All claims against ウベボード㈱ have been dismissed in judgments to date. There are currently 8 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with total claims of up to ¥21.5 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases decreased from 11 cases with maximum claims of ¥23 billion in the previous fiscal year to 8 cases with maximum claims of ¥21.5 billion. The disclosure states that all claims against ウベボード were dismissed. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 11 lawsuits pending in courts nationwide, including the Supreme Court, with total claims of up to ¥23 billion.」
The number of pending cases increased from 10 to 11, and the maximum claims amount also increased from ¥22.9 billion to ¥23 billion. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to 1 case pending before the Supreme Court following an appeal after the claim was dismissed and 4 cases pending before the Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo High Courts following appeals, actions have been filed in the Sapporo, Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka District Courts. There are currently 10 pending cases, with total claims of up to ¥22.9 billion.」
There are 10 pending asbestos-related cases, with total claims of up to ¥22.9 billion, unchanged in both number and amount from the previous quarter. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In addition to 4 cases pending before the Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo High Courts following appeals after the claims were dismissed, actions have been filed in the Sapporo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto and Osaka District Courts. There are currently 10 pending cases, with total claims of ¥22.9 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases decreased from 11 to 10, and the claims amount decreased from ¥24.3 billion to ¥22.9 billion. - FY2018-Q1Decrease in pending cases, increase in claims amountAnnual report
「In addition to 5 cases pending before the Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo High Courts following appeals after the claims were dismissed, actions have been filed in the Sapporo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto and Osaka District Courts. There are currently 11 pending cases, with total claims of up to ¥24.3 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases decreased from 13 to 11, while the claims amount increased from ¥23.6 billion to ¥24.3 billion, making the change difficult to classify simply as an improvement or deterioration. - FY2017-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「In addition to 4 cases pending before the Tokyo High Court and Osaka High Court following appeals after the claims were dismissed, actions have been filed in the Sapporo, Tokyo and Yokohama District Courts. There are currently 13 pending cases, with total claims of ¥23.6 billion.」
The number of pending cases decreased from 14 in the previous quarter to 13, and the claims amount decreased from ¥24.8 billion to ¥23.6 billion. - FY2017-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「There are currently 14 pending cases, with total claims of ¥24.8 billion.」
The number of pending asbestos-related cases was updated from 13 to 14, and the claims amount was updated from a maximum of ¥24.5 billion to total claims of ¥24.8 billion. - FY2017-Q1Claims amount updatedAnnual report
「There are currently 13 pending cases, with total claims of up to ¥24.5 billion.」
The number of pending cases remains 13, while the stated maximum claims amount was updated from ¥24.7 billion to ¥24.5 billion. - FY2016MaterialisedAnnual report
「There are currently 13 pending cases, with total claims of up to ¥24.7 billion.」
The disclosure covers first-instance judgments, appeals and the number of pending cases in asbestos-related litigation brought by construction workers and others.