Mesothelioma Blog

  • Asbestos Companies Use Invasive Legal Strategy Against Mesothelioma Claim

    Ever since malignant mesothelioma was found to be caused by exposure to asbestos, people diagnosed with the disease have successfully sued asbestos companies for their failure to warn them about or protect them from exposure. Billions of dollars have been awarded, and the defendants have gotten increasingly creative in their legal strategies. Most recently, some …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Gets Chance to Continue Case

    Despite the fact that they are repeatedly named in mesothelioma lawsuits, most asbestos companies continue to fight every claim that’s filed against them. That’s what happened recently with Vanderbilt Minerals. When the company — a supplier of industrial talc — was named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by widow Maria Gonzalez, they filed a …Read More

  • Victim Points to Apprenticeship Work as Cause of Mesothelioma

    Michael Wagner was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma after years of working with asbestos-contaminated products. He filed suit against the companies whose contaminated products he’d worked with, accusing them of negligence and failure to warn of the danger he faced. When American Biltrite petitioned for the case against it to be dropped, the victim provided expert …Read More

  • Kraft Heinz and Others Ordered to Pay $32 Million to Mesothelioma Victim’s Family

    Kraft Heinz is one of the world’s most recognized and iconic brands, but their stature and power did nothing to prevent a jury from ordering them to pay millions to the bereaved family of a mesothelioma victim. The company had been accused of negligence for allowing asbestos exposure in a Louis Rich Company facility that …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Lawsuit Spotlights Asbestos Risk from Hair Dryers

    Though many believe occupational risks from asbestos exposure are limited to environments like construction, factory work and mining, the mineral has caused mesothelioma and other deadly diseases in people working in a wide range of job settings. Because it insulates so effectively, asbestos was used in all types of heat-generating equipment, including toasters, coffee pots, …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Wins Victory After Long Wait for Justice

    In February of 2015, Mason South filed a malignant mesothelioma lawsuit against Chevron, seeking damages for the disease caused by decades of asbestos exposure onboard ships owned by Texaco, which the company had since purchased. To his surprise, the oil giant moved to have his case dismissed, pointing to a $1,750 asbestos settlement he had …Read More

  • Who Is Eligible to File a Talc Powder Lawsuit in 2026?

    Individuals who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma after long-term use of talcum powder products may be eligible to file a talc powder lawsuit in 2026. These lawsuits are aimed at holding manufacturers accountable for exposing users to asbestos-contaminated talc, which has been linked to serious health conditions. Health complications linked to prolonged …Read More

  • Long-Delayed Justice Finally Comes for South Carolina Mesothelioma Victim’s Family

    As if malignant mesothelioma were not devastating enough for its victims and their loved ones, their situation is frequently made even more challenging by relentless pushback by the asbestos companies from whom they seek compensation. A South Carolina family that has been fighting for justice for six long years was handed a major victory by …Read More

  • Johnson & Johnson Argues Against $30M Jury Award for Mesothelioma Punitive Damages

    After hearing extensive evidence that Johnson & Johnson had failed to warn of the dangers of asbestos in their iconic talc powder products, a Connecticut jury ordered the company to pay a mesothelioma victim $15 million in compensatory damages. Now the victim has suggested that the company pay him $30 million in punitive damages, and …Read More

  • Lower Court’s Assertion of Speculation in Mesothelioma Claim Rejected by Appeals Court

    After remembering men in “moon suits” having conducted asbestos remediation work in the same buildings where he worked as a mechanical engineer, mesothelioma victim Frank Williams Jr. filed suit against Lockheed Martin and others, including The Boeing Company. Boeing’s motion for summary judgment was granted by a federal judge, but that decision was later overturned …Read More

  • Can You Pursue a Mesothelioma Claim Against a Company That Has Been Sold and Changed Its Name?

    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

  • “Passion or Prejudice” Question Raised by Asbestos Company After $20 Million Mesothelioma Award

    Patricia Casey was awarded $20 million in punitive damages following the mesothelioma death of her husband John. The significant award came after the initial jury hearing the case could not decide on appropriate compensation.  The defendant, Kaiser Gypsum, filed an appeal of the decision, arguing that the large award was a result of either passion …Read More

  • Citing J&J’s “Reprehensible” Actions, Judge Upholds Mesothelioma Punitive Damages

    One of the most significant mesothelioma lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson saw four victims awarded $750 million in punitive damages on top of $37.3 million in compensatory damages. Despite the punitive award being reduced to $186 million in keeping with New Jersey law, Johnson & Johnson petitioned New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ana C. Viscomi …Read More

  • How are people still being diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2026?

    Breathing should be effortless, but for those diagnosed with asbestosis and its long-term effects, every breath can be a challenge. This chronic lung disease, caused by long-term exposure to asbestos fibers, develops slowly but can have devastating consequences over time. While asbestos use has declined over the years, countless workers in industries like construction, shipbuilding, …Read More

  • Louisiana Man Exposed to Asbestos on the Job Will Have His Mesothelioma Claim Heard

    Though most mesothelioma victims are exposed to asbestos on the job, almost all of their negligence and product liability lawsuits name equipment manufacturers rather than their employers as defendants. This is because workers’ compensation laws prohibit employees from filing personal injury lawsuits against their place of work. But these state laws have all been enacted …Read More

  • Navy Veteran and Firefighter Diagnosed with Mesothelioma Seeks Justice

    Couple Blames Decades of Asbestos Exposure for His Mesothelioma Shortly after his mesothelioma diagnosis, Mr. and Mrs. Read acted quickly to get justice for the negligence they blamed for his fatal illness. Their claim cites his several years of Navy service aboard the USS Agerholm and the USS Prichett, where he worked as a boiler …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Verdict Stands Despite Railroad Defendant’s Appeal

    After Nancy Little’s father, Robert Rabe, died of malignant mesothelioma in December of 2012, she filed suit against The Budd Company. She claimed that her father had been exposed to asbestos-containing pipe insulation the company had manufactured and sold to her father’s employer. Though the company fought her at every turn, she prevailed in the …Read More

  • Despite Texas Company’s Objections, Oklahoma Mesothelioma Victim Can Keep Jury Award

    Michael Galier has happy childhood memories of visiting Oklahoma construction sites with his dad and playing at those sites with his brothers, but those fun times were also the cause of his malignant mesothelioma. As an Oklahoma Mesothelioma Victim, he filed suit against the Texas company whose asbestos he’d been exposed to as a child; …Read More

  • Johnson & Johnson’s Appeal of $45 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Denied

    It’s been almost a year since an Illinois jury heard the details of Theresa Garcia’s mesothelioma and her family’s plea for justice. After reviewing significant testimony and evidence, the jury agreed with her survivors that her death had been caused by exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. They ordered the company to …Read More

  • Shipboard Asbestos Blamed for Veteran’s Mesothelioma

    Navy veteran Chloyde Pelton has filed a lawsuit against manufacturer John Crane, Inc., accusing the company of negligence, willful and wanton conduct, and strict product liability for its failure to warn against the dangers of asbestos in products he worked with during his time in the military. Though the company filed a motion to have …Read More

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