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One of the first things that mesothelioma victims are told when they decide to pursue a claim is that they should expect a lot of ups and downs. Asbestos companies attempt to have the cases against them dismissed, and verdicts are handed down and appealed. The journey to justice is worthwhile, but long. A recent …Read More

Whether you are the victim of asbestos exposure or you’re pursuing justice for someone you loved, mesothelioma lawsuits entail a significant amount of time and an enormous amount of evidence. Testimony from expert witnesses is among the most critical parts of presenting a case, as juries rely on the information presented to assess whether a …Read More

Lawrence Carroll died of malignant mesothelioma in 2016, just months after having been diagnosed with the rare and fatal disease.  Knowing that he had been exposed to asbestos at various points in his life, his widow and her son ordered an autopsy for litigation purposes. That autopsy and the disposition of the samples taken were …Read More

Imagine knowing that a company is responsible for your diagnosis with malignant mesothelioma, but having them attempt to evade a lawsuit by pointing to a sale and name change years earlier. That is what happened to Eric Cislo. Fortunately, a New York court hearing testimony in the case has rejected the company’s arguments and ordered …Read More

Before being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, William Theophil spent decades working in New York. He worked a variety of jobs, including during the late 1960s when he worked at the 59th Street Powerhouse. His main responsibilities there included scraping gaskets, cleaning pumps, and re-piping pumps. When he got his fatal diagnosis, he filed suit against …Read More

Though the majority of mesothelioma claims are filed against industrial manufacturers and suppliers that produced or sold items like brake linings, insulation, floor and ceiling tiles, and shipyard materials components, an increasing number of victims are coming forward and naming a different type of product and defendant. Consumer giants, including Johnson & Johnson and others, …Read More

When 84-year-old Navy veteran Gerald Wagner was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, it wasn’t hard for him to figure out how he’d gotten the disease. Not only had he been exposed to asbestos when he’d served in the U.S. Navy, but he’d also followed his service with years onboard an asbestos-contaminated freighter. When he named U.S. …Read More

Protective gear can be an invaluable tool in the fight against mesothelioma, but only if it works. The failure of a 3M mask to block asbestos, and the company’s knowledge of their product’s defects, was the focus of a recent lawsuit, and though the victim lost his original case, an appeals court has ordered that …Read More

After 81-year-old Anastasios E. Katechis died of malignant mesothelioma, his widow Agathi filed a personal injury claim against Allied Building Products Corporations, as well as several other companies that she blamed for having exposed him to asbestos. Though Allied tried to have the case against them dismissed based on decades-old testimony, the judge hearing the …Read More

Imagine being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma with absolutely no known exposure to asbestos. You didn’t work with the material and neither did anybody in your family, and you didn’t live anywhere near an asbestos mine or plant. Only after extensive research is the mystery solved: the asbestos came from the joint compound used fifty years …Read More

Every mesothelioma death is a tragedy, but among the most heart wrenching stories are those where the victims have never worked with or near asbestos, and instead were exposed inadvertently by a family member. That’s what happened to Ann Stadtler. Her family points to asbestos carried into her childhood home on her stepfather’s work clothes …Read More

Karl Beierschmitt died of malignant mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos products. He had been a dental specialist and dental supply salesman, and part of his work involved the use of asbestos soldering blocks sold by Grobet File Company of America’s predecessor William Dixon Company. When Mr. Beierschmitt and his family sued the company …Read More

Before his diagnosis with malignant mesothelioma, Daniel Rugg was an avid outdoorsman who played a huge role in the life of his family, and particularly in the lives of his grandchildren. But years of exposure to asbestos put an early end to Mr. Rugg’s life, and a Pennsylvania jury ordered his former employer to pay …Read More

When Honeywell International’s attorney complained about mesothelioma claims being paid too easily by its own asbestos bankruptcy trust, a Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge pushed back hard. At issue was the language that the trust’s administrators were deeming acceptable on victims’ claims. Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts Are Set Up to Make the Mesothelioma Claims Process Easier Asbestos bankruptcy …Read More

79-year-old mesothelioma victim Willie McNeal Jr. prevailed in his lawsuit against talc manufacturer Whittaker Clark & Daniels, but the company was successful in having a $3 million punitive damages award vacated. One member of the California appeals court sharply rejected the reasoning offered by his colleagues, noting the talc company’s clear attempt to conceal the …Read More

Upon diagnosis, the first thing that most mesothelioma victims learn is that their disease was entirely preventable, and that the companies that exposed them to asbestos were aware of its dangers. Despite this, many of these companies are protected from legal responsibility by federal laws. In a case currently making its way through the judicial …Read More

Countless mesothelioma victims have filed personal injury lawsuits against the companies that exposed them to asbestos, and juries have awarded them significant awards to compensate them for the damages that they’ve suffered. In a recent case, a Louisiana jury awarded a former union welder and his family a record-breaking $37.6 million in damages. Welder’s Story …Read More

When the family of a longshoreman who died of mesothelioma filed a lawsuit against Ports America Gulfport, the company did what many asbestos defendants do: they filed a motion for summary judgment, asking the court to have the case against them dismissed. But when the state court judge in the case denied their request, as …Read More

Though a lower court had initially agreed with an asbestos company and dismissed the mesothelioma claim against them, a California appeals court overturned that decision, allowing a mesothelioma widow’s claim against them.  Rail Vehicle Brake Company Accused of Negligence in Mesothelioma Lawsuit The mesothelioma lawsuit was filed by Susan Hahn, the widow of mesothelioma victim …Read More

One of the most daunting aspects of pursuing a mesothelioma lawsuit is the fact that the companies named as defendants are often some of the world’s biggest corporations. But victims of asbestos deserve justice, and the courts give ordinary people the opportunity to stand up and be heard. In a recent case, a Navy veteran …Read More