Mesothelioma Blog

  • Ford Ordered to Pay $8.2 Million to Mechanic Diagnosed with Mesothelioma

    Before Steven “Joe” Aaron Sr. was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he was an active and involved grandfather and great-grandfather who loved to take his family camping and fishing. But his days of helping his family with challenges and entertaining them with outings came to a halt when he was diagnosed with the rare and deadly …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victim Files Suit Against Talc Manufacturers and Sellers

    Elsie Louise Graham’s family blames her lifetime use of asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products for her malignant mesothelioma death. They filed a personal injury lawsuit listing numerous talcum powder products as defendants, as well as the owner of a local Oregon grocery store where she’d purchased the products. The defendants filed suit to have the case …Read More

  • Court Revives Mesothelioma Claim Against Avon

    When Alicia Ramirez and her husband Fermin first filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against Avon Products, the company successfully had the case against them dismissed. Rather than giving up, the couple doubled down and appealed the court’s decision. After close examination, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District reversed the lower court’s decision and …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victim Awarded Record $1.5 Billion Against J&J for Talc Exposure

    A Baltimore jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a mother and nonprofit founder a $1.5 billion award after deciding the company’s negligence led to her peritoneal mesothelioma. Cherie Croft was diagnosed with the rare and fatal form of cancer in January 2024, and the jury’s verdict, which includes $59.84 million in compensatory damages …Read More

  • Retired Rear Admiral Stricken with Malignant Mesothelioma Awarded $2.5 Million

    Thousands of individuals are diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in the United States each year, and a significant portion is made up of veterans of America’s Armed Forces. Of those most served in the Navy, working in shipyards, boiler rooms or engine rooms. The exposure to asbestos took place throughout the vessels, which made heavy use …Read More

  • $10 Million Award After Peritoneal Mesothelioma is Blamed on Asbestos in Brake Gaskets

    Five years after being diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, Marlena Robaey died of the disease at the age of 68. Before her death, she and her husband filed suit against the companies they blamed for her illness. Though their original jury award of over $75 million was struck down as unreasonable, the appeals court upheld …Read More

  • Woman Receives $40.3 Million Award After Jury Agrees on Johnson & Johnson Negligence

    Exposure to asbestos has long been known as the cause of malignant mesothelioma, with most victims exposed while working in high-heat, industrial settings. But the last few years has seen a notable and heartbreaking development: Asbestos contamination in cosmetic talc powder products has led to a new wave of victims who have innocently used those …Read More

  • Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $9 Million to Elderly Woman with Mesothelioma

    In what her attorney labeled a “bittersweet” victory, 82-year-old Blanca Moure-Cabrera has been awarded $9 million in damages following her diagnosis with the terminal disease mesothelioma. The elderly woman filed suit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of having failed to warn of the dangers of asbestos contamination in its popular talc products. Mesothelioma …Read More

  • Veteran’s Mesothelioma Claim Nearly Derailed by Speed of His Death

    Decades before he was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, Donald Johnson worked at the Boston Naval Shipyard, where his work exposed him to asbestos. This was in the 1960s, and though he and his fellow Navy servicemen were unaware that the dust they were inhaling was carcinogenic, many asbestos companies were well aware of the dangers. …Read More

  • $13.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Stands Despite Asbestos Company’s Appeal

    Washington state resident Raymond Budd blames his malignant mesothelioma on the joint compound that he used while working for his father and uncle’s drywall business from 1962 to 1972. When he and his wife sued the joint compound’s manufacturer, they were awarded $13.5 million by a King County jury. Though the company appealed the verdict, …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Lawsuit Blames Talc Used in Ceramics Studio for Illness

    Though most cases of malignant mesothelioma, asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases track back to occupational exposure to the carcinogenic material, an unfortunate number of victims’ exposure comes from helping friends or family members, laundering clothes, and other non-occupation-related activities. That’s what happened to Stanley Peterson, who was diagnosed with the rare and fatal form of …Read More

  • Printing Press Operator’s Mesothelioma Death Spurs Lawsuit

    Raymond Desiena died of malignant pleural mesothelioma after decades of working as a printing press operator. Upon learning that some of the equipment he’d worked with between the 1960s and 1980s had been built with asbestos-contaminated parts, he filed claims against the companies that manufactured them, accusing them of negligence in having failed to warn …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Widow’s Claim Against Brake Manufacturer Restored

    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

  • Judge Denies Carnival Cruise Request for Mesothelioma Death Arbitration

    Basilio Gallo’s widow and daughter filed their mesothelioma claim directly against his long-time employer, Carnival Corporation, as well as other companies they accused of negligently exposing him to asbestos.  Though Carnival tried to enforce an arbitration agreement that he’d signed in the last years of his employment, a Florida federal judge denied the company’s request, …Read More

  • Asbestos-Contaminated Cooling Towers Blamed for Air Conditioning Contractor’s Mesothelioma

    Charles Vincent died of malignant pleural mesothelioma after spending most of his working life around air conditioning cooling towers. He believed that asbestos that contaminated the towers’ parts was responsible for his illness and filed a claim against Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) seeking compensation for the harms that he suffered due to their negligence. The …Read More

  • Court Upholds Rules for Mesothelioma Victims Too Sick for Extensive Testimony

    Malignant mesothelioma is a cruel disease that causes great pain and claims its victims’ lives too quickly. It is caused by exposure to asbestos, and as a result people diagnosed with the disease frequently pursue lawsuits against companies that negligently exposed them to the toxic substance. These lawsuits are often complicated by the medical fragility …Read More

  • Philadelphia Jury Awards Asbestos Victim $25 Million in Damages

    Richard Daciw’s personal injury lawsuit originally listed over 50 different manufacturers, suppliers, and others that he accused of negligence in having exposed him to the deadly carcinogen asbestos. The mineral, which is the cause of malignant mesothelioma, can also lead to serious illnesses including lung cancer and asbestosis, with the latter being the illness that …Read More

  • $8 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim’s Family

    A Louisiana jury recently responded to emotional testimony from the family of a mesothelioma victim who died at the age of 70 years old. Elray Lege and his wife Brenda originally filed a personal injury lawsuit against Union Carbide Corporation and ten other defendants in 2016, shortly after he was diagnosed with the rare and …Read More

  • University of Pittsburgh’s Effort to Stop Engineer’s Mesothelioma Claim Fails

    The quest for justice following a diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is always a challenge, but this can be especially true when the entity blamed for asbestos exposure is an employer. Though these cases can be difficult due to Workers Compensation laws, a case heard recently by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court saw the family of an …Read More

  • Potential “Miscarriage of Justice” Causes Judge to Grant New Trial in Mesothelioma Claim

    What happens when the attorney you hire to represent your mesothelioma claim falls so short of what he should do that a judge sees the outcome as a miscarriage of justice? In the case of Emily Everett’s survivors, it leads to a new trial.   Judge Orders New Mesothelioma Trial Based on Additional Evidence and …Read More

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