Mesothelioma Blog

  • Utah Supreme Court Decision in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Expands Premise Owner Liability

    A recent decision by the Utah Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in a mesothelioma lawsuit. In doing so, the court dramatically expanded premise owner liability for asbestos-related claims. The case involved the tragic death of a woman whose husband had worked in asbestos-contaminated worksites and unwittingly carried the deadly fiber …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

  • Nevada Jury Awards $15.6 Million to Electrician with Mesothelioma

    After John Wagner was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he and his wife Denise filed a product liability lawsuit against Eaton Corporation, an electrical supply company whose products they blamed for his illness. They accused the company of having knowingly exposed him to asbestos over the fifty years that he worked as an electrician, and after …Read More

  • Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $26.5 Million to Baby Powder Mesothelioma Victim

    A 35-year old woman diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma has been awarded $26.5 million by a California jury. Christina Prudencio blames her diagnosis with the rare and fatal form of cancer on asbestos-contaminated talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, a product that she had used every day from the time that she was sixteen …Read More

  • $11.2 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim Who Dismantled World War II Ships

    A Tacoma jury awarded a mesothelioma victim over $11 million in damages after hearing testimony about his employers’ extreme negligence in its handling of asbestos. Dennis Woodruff was diagnosed with the rare and fatal form of cancer after having worked for Zidell Dismantling, tearing down World War II ships that were heavily contaminated with the …Read More

  • $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

  • Holiday Decorations Linked to Man’s Malignant Mesothelioma

    Decorating for the Christmas holidays is the foundation on which many fond family memories are built, but for one man, it may have led to his death from malignant mesothelioma. It has definitely led his family to a legal battle against the company that manufactured and sold Snow Drift, an artificial snow product, and which …Read More

  • Successful Mesothelioma Lawsuits Often Detail Multiple Sources of Asbestos Exposure

    It is very common for people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma to have been exposed to asbestos from multiple sources. If your occupation put you in close proximity to equipment or parts that were contaminated with the carcinogen, there’s a good chance that several different manufacturers’ whose products you worked with used the same, dangerous materials. …Read More

  • Dispute Over Asbestos Evidence Drives Appeals Court’s Mesothelioma Trial Decision

    Despite the best efforts of two asbestos companies, a New York woman’s mesothelioma lawsuit will move forward for a jury to decide. The companies both employed Victoria Pistone’s father and exposed him to asbestos, and she is accusing them of negligence in allowing her to be exposed to the carcinogen when she visited him at …Read More

  • Company Ordered to Pay $25 Million to Mesothelioma Victim Only Protected Its Own Employees from Asbestos

    Copeland Corporation, a compressor manufacturer, filed an appeal to overturn a jury’s award after being ordered to pay a mesothelioma victim’s family $25 million in damages. But the Court of Appeals of California denied their appeal, noting that the company’s lack of warning about the dangers of asbestos had been responsible for significant harm to …Read More

  • Asbestos Mishandling Leads to Mesothelioma Risk and Legal Action

    Recognizing that exposure to asbestos risks mesothelioma and other serious diseases, the state of Massachusetts has taken legal action against a local construction company. The state’s Attorney General Maura Healey has accused GTA Co. and its president of ignoring state laws by demolishing asbestos-contaminated municipal water pipes without taking the necessary precautions to prevent asbestos …Read More

  • Asbestos in BBC Studio Blamed for Orchestra Members’ Mesothelioma

    Though malignant mesothelioma is largely an occupational disease associated with factories, mills, boiler rooms and other industrial or construction settings, the mineral that causes the disease was used in environments of all types. People from all walks of life and who worked in all types of jobs suffered exposure to asbestos. This was made painfully …Read More

  • State Supreme Court Reinstates Jury’s $81.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict

    Calling trial by jury the “bedrock of our justice system,” the Washington state Supreme Court recently reversed an appeal’s court’s revocation of an $81.5 million mesothelioma verdict. The court called the Court of Appeals decision “inappropriate,” putting an end to a long and emotional journey for a family already suffering from the grief of losing …Read More

  • Judge Rebukes Liberty Mutual’s Attempt to Prorate Mesothelioma Settlement

    The impact of a mesothelioma diagnosis goes far beyond the medical implications, and often goes beyond the victim’s eventual death from the rare and fatal form of cancer. The loss of income due to disability, cumulative medical expenses, burial costs, and other damages suffered frequently leads to litigation against those responsible, or to negotiated settlements. …Read More

  • Power Company’s Attempt to Blame Mesothelioma on Subcontractor Fails

    Despite the best efforts of Georgia Power Company’s attorneys, the company will be required to defend itself against charges of causing Colen Campbell’s malignant mesothelioma.  The company had attempted to shift the blame to North Brothers, a subcontractor that Campbell worked for, and that the power company had hired to install asbestos-contaminated insulation. But Campbell was …Read More

  • 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

  • Paper Mill’s “No Settlement” for Mesothelioma Policy Leads to $16.67 Million Jury Award

    When Kevan Holdsworth was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, his family knew that they needed to pursue justice on his behalf. He had worked for the local paper mill in Camas, Washington ever since his graduation from high school, and while working there he was exposed to asbestos-contaminated dryer felts in Scapa Waycross paper making machines. …Read More

  • Johnson & Johnson’s Appeal of $2.1 Billion Asbestos Verdict Refused by Supreme Court

    Mesothelioma victims and those with other asbestos-related diseases sat up and took notice when a St. Louis jury awarded $4 billion in compensation to 20 ovarian cancer victims and their families. The plaintiffs had blamed talc in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder for their illness, and the award was seen as an enormous victory, but …Read More

  • New York Judge Sends Case to Jury to Determine Fault for Mesothelioma

    Many people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma make the decision to sue the companies responsible. In most cases these are product liability lawsuits that accuse asbestos companies of negligence and having failed to warn of its dangers. When juries hear these cases and see evidence that supports the victim’s assertions, they frequently order the companies to …Read More

  • Talc Manufacturer Suffers Another Monetary Blow As Mesothelioma Verdicts Pile Up

    According to evidence presented in multiple mesothelioma lawsuits, company management at talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels was aware that its talc was contaminated with asbestos but continued supplying their product to consumer companies without warnings. With exposure to the mineral causing incalculable harm to an unknown number of individuals, the company has been named …Read More