Mesothelioma Blog

  • 74-Year-Old Retired Shop Fitter Blames Branson and Virgin Records for Mesothelioma

    Former shop fitter Bernard Jones once boasted of his work on the iconic first location of Virgin Records in London. Decades later he now blames asbestos he was exposed to on that job for his malignant mesothelioma diagnosis. He is seeking compensation from the company and from Sir Richard Branson himself. Asbestos Dust in Post-War …Read More

  • South Carolina Supreme Court Ends Asbestos Company’s Mesothelioma Appeals

    Despite the strength of the evidence against it in a mesothelioma lawsuit, a South Carolina asbestos company appealed a jury’s million-dollar award to a victim, and when the Court of Appeals agreed with the trial court’s decision, the company appealed the award again to the state’s Supreme Court. Upon review, the justices affirmed both lower …Read More

  • $70 Million Award to Lab Tech With Mesothelioma Among the Region’s Largest

    In what has been called one of the largest asbestos-related verdicts in South Florida history, a 71-year-old mesothelioma victim and his wife have been awarded over $70 million in damages. Charles E. Thornton is a former laboratory technician who accused a biopharmaceutical equipment company of negligence in its failure to warn of asbestos contained in …Read More

  • Following Long Legal Battle, Louisiana Mesothelioma Victim Wins Right to Pursue Claim Against Asbestos Company

    When Ronald Barosse was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he chose not to file a claim under the Louisiana State’s Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: rather he filed a personal injury lawsuit against the successor to his previous employer. That company argued against his ability to do so, and this led to a long legal …Read More

  • Safe Work Space at Issue in Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Mario Ferrari was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma following years of exposure to asbestos. When his son filed a personal lawsuit on behalf of his parents’ estate, he named a general contractor called Structure Tone as a defendant, accusing the company of negligence in the way that they had managed the carcinogenic material on their work …Read More

  • Keytruda, New Skin Cancer Drug Stops Mesothelioma Tumor Growth

    Researchers have recently discovered that an immunotherapy drug intended to treat melanoma has shown to be extremely powerful in stopping cancerous tumor growth in pleural mesothelioma patients. Scientists and researchers at Pennsylvania’s University School of Medicine and physicians from Europe recently provided results of their ongoing study on Keytruda, a prescription medicine originally used for melanoma. …Read More

  • Widow Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Car Parts Companies

    Years before he was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, Ronald Carpenter worked as a truck driver. That job entailed spending a lot of time in auto shops, watching his vehicles being repaired. When he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer, he realized that he’d been exposed to asbestos from auto parts placed in his …Read More

  • Can A Retailer Be Held Responsible for a Customer’s Malignant Mesothelioma?

    It doesn’t take long after being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma for victims to find out that their fatal illness was entirely preventable. The aggressive form of cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos, a mineral that has long been known to be carcinogenic. Those who choose to pursue legal action are told that they can …Read More

  • Asbestos-Contaminated Wallboard Blamed for Woman’s Mesothelioma Death

    Patricia Ann Dumas Jackson was constantly exposed to asbestos as a child, and it is that exposure that her family blames for her death from malignant mesothelioma. After diligent research they identified the companies whose products she was exposed to, and filed suits seeking compensation for the damages that she suffered. Though most agreed to …Read More

  • Judge in Mesothelioma Case Calls Asbestos Company’s Argument “Unconvincing”

    When a mesothelioma victim files a personal injury lawsuit against an asbestos company, they are blaming their negligence for having caused their deadly illness. If a jury agrees with the victim it can cost the company millions, so many defendants attempt to prevent the case from ever being heard. Though some do that by offering …Read More

  • DAP’s Request for Dismissal from Lung Cancer Lawsuit Denied

    Many asbestos companies are sued by victims of lung cancer and mesothelioma who blame them for negligently exposing them to their toxic products without warning them of asbestos’ health risks. Many of these cases have led to multi-million dollar compensation awards. Some companies argue that the case against them isn’t strong enough to go to …Read More

  • Objection to $5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Centers on Question of Recklessness

    Donald and Linda Miller’s mesothelioma lawsuit against Kaiser Gypsum Company accused the company of acting recklessly. An Oregon jury agreed and ordered the company to pay the couple more than $6.2 million in damages. Though that amount was later reduced to $5.2 million, the company still objected to being held responsible, and appealed the verdict. …Read More

  • W.R. Grace Trust Fund Opens

    Last year, W.R. Grace emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  Starting this week, after more than 13 years, the company started accepting claims under their reorganization plan, which aims to compensate property owners and claimants who’ve been injured by asbestos due to the company’s negligence. In April 2001, W.R. Grace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after …Read More

  • Mesothelioma victims win $25M lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson

    A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson and several other companies liable of causing an Oregon woman’s development of mesothelioma. The company was hit with a $25.75 million verdict after the jury found the business negligent about warning consumers against possible health risks from its powder. WJLA reports that Gary Anderson and Joanne Anderson filed an asbestos lawsuit against the companies after Joanne …Read More

  • Outrage Over Asbestos Companies’ Bankruptcy Response to Mesothelioma Claims Leads Senators to Act

    Over the last few years, asbestos companies facing legal action from victims of malignant mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases have adopted a new legal tactic. Rather than agreeing to settle with those whose lives they’ve affected or allow a jury to decide on the question of liability, they’ve turned to a strategy in …Read More

  • 3M Required to Pay Mesothelioma Victim’s Court Fees

    Mesothelioma lawsuits can take years to pursue, and often present a rollercoaster of wins, losses, and draws. While victims are simply seeking justice, asbestos companies do everything in their power to stall and stand in the way in order to keep from having to pay. In a recent example, the legal action that 3M Company’s …Read More

  • Woman’s Mesothelioma Death Blamed on Laundering Asbestos-Laden Clothes

    In 2018, 70-year-old Bonnie J. Bonito died of malignant mesothelioma despite never having worked with or near asbestos. The family’s investigation of how the Rhode Island woman had contracted the rare form of cancer, they found she’d spent decades laundering her ex-husband’s asbestos-laden clothes. They filed suit against dozens of companies whose products he’d been …Read More

  • Shipyard Facing Mesothelioma Liability Sues Asbestos Manufacturer

    Avondale Shipyards, whose work environment was heavily contaminated by asbestos through much of the 20th century, is frequently named a defendant in mesothelioma lawsuits. When the wife of a man who’d worked as a pipefitter and welder’s was sickened by second-hand asbestos exposure, she sued the company. Avondale then filed its own claim against a …Read More

  • Jury Awards $20 Million to Mesothelioma-Stricken Mechanic and his Wife

    A St. Louis jury listened intently as Bill Trokey and his wife Cathy detailed his mesothelioma journey. They heard how the man had been exposed to asbestos, of his diagnosis, and of the impact on the family’s life. After two weeks they’d heard enough: They agreed that asbestos in Ford Motor Company’s brakes had caused …Read More

  • Air Force Vet Pursues Mesothelioma Claim Against Brake Manufacturer

    Asbestos companies work hard to have mesothelioma cases heard in friendlier federal courts, while victims want their claims heard by juries in state courts. In a lawsuit filed by a retired Air Force veteran, a judge agreed with the plaintiff that the presence of a research and development facility in New Jersey was enough to …Read More

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