Mesothelioma Blog
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Pointing to Combination of Products Increasing Risk of Injury, Court Denies Mesothelioma Defendant’s Appeal
Donald Jordonek died of malignant mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos from a number of sources. His estate sued the companies whose products he had worked with as an auto mechanic, including the company that manufactured brake lathes and grinders that he worked with while employed at a Goodyear Tire Service Center. The manufacturer …Read More
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Virginia Vet’s Claim Illustrates Complexity of Mesothelioma Lawsuits
Every lawsuit is unique, but pursuing a personal injury claim accusing a company of causing malignant mesothelioma is particularly complex, and especially when the victim is a Navy veteran. This is because most Navy veterans were exposed to asbestos while working onboard ships, thus raising the question of whether each case should be pursued under …Read More
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$29 Million Jury Verdict Stands in Mesothelioma Case
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and fatal form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. Though we tend to think of it as an occupational disease, a disturbing number of cases have been linked to use of one of the world’s most trusted consumer products – Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. According to …Read More
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Citing Cringe-Invoking Testimony, Louisiana Judge Orders New Mesothelioma Trial
Vita Chenet’s family was close to getting justice following her 2019 mesothelioma death when something unexpected occurred: An expert witness providing testimony for the defendant, Colgate-Palmolive, introduced new information that confused the jury and led to them deciding in favor of the talc company. Calling what the witness had done “entirely improper,” the judge ordered …Read More
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Stained Glass Maker’s Mesothelioma Leads to Negligence Claim
Michael A. Love was a stained glass maker who never dreamed that the creative work he did could lead to his death from malignant mesothelioma. But much of his time was spent his working with gloves and boards that were contaminated with asbestos, and that lead to his eventual diagnosis with the deadly form of …Read More
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Louisiana Jury Delivers Record-Breaking $37.6 Million Mesothelioma Award
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
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Deceased Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Wins Ruling Against Pep Boys
When J.D. Williams’s surviving family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Pep Boys, blaming the automotive retailer for negligence in his death from malignant mesothelioma, the San Francisco County Superior Court decided against awarding them compensation for the home health services he had needed. Maddeningly, the court also ordered the family to compensate Pep Boys …Read More
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Asbestos-Contaminated Fire Doors at Heart of Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Leon Franklin Lamson died of malignant mesothelioma in 2015, more than 50 years after his carpentry work first exposed him to asbestos. After his death his family filed a personal injury lawsuit against International Paper Company and Weyerhaeuser Company, saying that the asbestos in the fire doors they manufactured, and that he frequently repaired, were …Read More
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Does an Old Asbestosis Settlement Eliminate Your Rights to a Mesothelioma Claim?
Many people are diagnosed with asbestosis and receive compensation for that diagnosis, only to later be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, a far more serious asbestos-related disease. A case recently heard in the state of Louisiana makes clear that victims who receive funds for the earlier illness are not blocked from filing claims for a subsequent …Read More
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Halliburton Asbestos Lawsuits & Trust Payments
Exposure to asbestos-containing products linked with Halliburton’s operations has produced long-term health consequences for many workers, contractors, and family members. Over decades, people have developed serious illnesses, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. To address these harms, the Halliburton asbestos trust was established to provide compensation to eligible claimants. This guide explores the Halliburton Asbestos …Read More
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Asbestos Company Tries to Sue Judge That Ruled Against them in Mesothelioma Case
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
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PA High Court Confirms Lower Court Decision in University of Pittsburgh Mesothelioma Claim
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an extensive 52-page ruling in response to an appeal of a mesothelioma case decision made by a trial court. The personal injury claim was brought by relatives of a facilities engineer against the University of Pittsburgh. The tribunal affirmed two lower courts’ rulings that when work-related illnesses emerge outside the …Read More
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Mesothelioma Death Blamed on General Electric’s Products
For years, General Electric’s products contained asbestos, and as a result the company has faced thousands of mesothelioma lawsuits. Though the company has frequently argued against their products’ role in the rare and deadly illness, a recent case saw them apparently assuming responsibility but arguing against the mesothelioma victim’s legal approach. Because Fidel Rivera had …Read More
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Asbestos Company’s Attempt to Shift Mesothelioma Blame to Navy Fails
Asbestos companies accused of responsibility for victims’ malignant mesothelioma work hard to lay the blame on others. Despite their knowledge that their products contained asbestos, a highly carcinogenic material, they refuse to accept responsibility for the damage that their products have done. A good example can be found in a case involving veteran Harry L. …Read More
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Judges Call Union Carbide’s Argument in Mesothelioma Claim “Misplaced”
In 2015, malignant mesothelioma turned Charles and Louise Brannan’s world upside down. Charles was diagnosed with the disease and died less than a month after the couple filed their claim. One of the defendants, Union Carbide Corporation, filed several motions to have Louise’s revised complaint dismissed based on legal technicalities. The judges of the Court …Read More
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Ford Vehicle Parts Blamed for Man’s Malignant Mesothelioma
Imagine having spent a good part of your life tinkering with and repairing your own cars, only to find that in doing so, you’d exposed yourself to the risk of malignant mesothelioma. It’s happened to many people, and John DeCastro was one of them. Mr. DeCastro and his wife filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against Ford …Read More
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Can A Forgotten Address Derail a Mesothelioma Lawsuit?
Mesothelioma victims who pursue justice against asbestos companies face countless challenges. In addition to battling their disease, they’re expected to recall minute details from forty to fifty years earlier in support of their claims. This would be hard under the best of circumstances, but while confronting a terminal, painful disease it is particularly difficult. Such …Read More
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Asbestos-contaminated Auto Parts Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma Death
A New York appellate court upheld a trial court judge’s decision regarding the jurisdiction for a lawsuit filed by the survivors of an automotive consultant who died of mesothelioma. John Beagan’s family had requested that the case be heard in New York, while the auto companies named as defendants wanted it to be heard in …Read More
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While Mesothelioma Plaintiffs Wait, Fraud Case Against Johnson & Johnson Allowed to Proceed
Johnson & Johnson has been named as the defendant in tens of thousands of person injury lawsuits filed by people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, and by their survivors. Those cases, which blame talc in the company’s popular baby powder product for their illnesses, are all on hold, awaiting the outcome of bankruptcy …Read More
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Honeywell Blames Attorney’s Harsh Words for High Mesothelioma Verdict
Every mesothelioma victim who decides to seek justice against the asbestos companies that sickened them dreams of having their day in court. What most want more than anything is to finally shine a light on the negligence that caused their illness. But mesothelioma attorneys need to walk a fine line when talking to a jury: …Read More