Mesothelioma Blog

  • Motion to Dismiss Denied After Mesothelioma Victim Points to Grueling Deposition

    Mesothelioma is a form of cancer whose symptoms don’t appear until many decades after the asbestos exposure that causes it, and once it makes itself known its effects can be devastating. Victims seeking justice from those responsible for their illness are asked to remember details from years earlier, all while suffering the effects of the …Read More

  • Civil and Criminal Lawsuits Filed Against Scranton School District Over Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk

    The Scranton School District in Pennsylvania is facing both a civil lawsuit and a criminal lawsuit, both of which accuse it of knowingly putting district teachers and students at risk for malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The civil case charges the district with ignoring and hiding the dangers of asbestos within their building’s walls, …Read More

  • Asbestos Company Argues Against Liability for Veteran’s Mesothelioma

    Imagine being diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of sweeping up asbestos dust onboard Navy ships. With that clear a source of exposure, your path would seem clear and the road to justice apparently unobstructed. You would file a lawsuit against the companies whose equipment created the dust. That is exactly what former U.S. Navy Aviation …Read More

  • Judges Agree with Mesothelioma Victim’s Family That Testimony was Improper

    When a mesothelioma victim’s family pursues compensation for the loss of their love one, they rely on expert witnesses’ testimony. Defendants also use expert witnesses, and juries are left to decide whose testimony they believe. In a recent case, a family accusing Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive of allowing asbestos to contaminate their talc products …Read More

  • 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

  • Mesothelioma-Stricken Navy Vet Asks for More Time to Prove His Case

    Ronald Behrmann is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. He believes that his fatal illness was caused by exposure to asbestos-contaminated electrical components he worked with during the course of his career, and filed a personal injury lawsuit against the companies that supplied those parts. While his attorneys …Read More

  • Federal Law is Frequently Cited in Mesothelioma Lawsuits

    Malignant mesothelioma is a risk for anybody who has been exposed to asbestos. The deadly mineral was frequently used in the fabrication of buildings, equipment, and infrastructure, and though manufacturers — and some employers — were aware of the dangers that it posed to workers, few took action to protect or even warn of the …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

  • Asbestos in Family-Owned Repair Shop Leads to Mesothelioma in Two Brothers

    A mesothelioma diagnosis always brings pain and grief, but a lawsuit making its way through the Connecticut court system has revealed a remarkable family tragedy. Two brothers — one of whom owned an auto repair shop and the other who helped run it — were both diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against BMW Reveals …Read More

  • Painted-Over Labels at Issue in Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Peter Allen was a Navy veteran who died just 15 months after getting his malignant mesothelioma diagnosis. He had no doubt as to where he had been exposed to asbestos, as he had a clear memory of crumbling insulation and dust-filled air from his years on board the U.S.S. Marquette and a ship called LST …Read More

  • Fading Memories Won’t Prevent Veteran’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit from Moving Forward

    Malignant mesothelioma is an insidious disease that doesn’t make itself known until decades after the asbestos exposure that causes it. As a result, many victims are reluctant to move forward with lawsuits, afraid that their fading memories of exact product names or locations will work against them. A recent ruling by the Rhode Island Superior …Read More

  • Court Denies Chemical Plant Owner’s Argument Against Mesothelioma Liability

    Malignant mesothelioma victims have a history of exposure to asbestos, the mineral that causes the disease, and that exposure can occur in many different ways. Some victims have worked directly with materials contaminated with the carcinogen, cutting tiles or pipes and inhaling the dust that it raised. Others have worked in environments where asbestos was …Read More

  • Asbestos in Linotype Machine Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma

    In the years prior to the 20th century, people were not aware that asbestos caused malignant mesothelioma and other illnesses. Its dangers were simply not known so manufacturers used it freely, relying on the substance to increase durability and to insulate against fire, heat and sound. This was true of many types of equipment, including …Read More

  • Concessions Worker Struck Down by Malignant Mesothelioma

    Asbestos was once highly valued for the strength and fire resistance it added to structures, but in the mid-1970s the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed it as a powerful carcinogen, responsible for malignant mesothelioma and many other serious and deadly diseases. While the use of the deadly material was severely curtailed, the EPA’s announcement did …Read More

  • Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure During Teen Years Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma

    Alfred Mata was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma when he was 64 years old, but unlike most victims of the rare, asbestos-related disease, the California man had not personally worked with or near asbestos. Instead, the toxic material was carried into his family’s home on his father’s work clothing during Alfred’s teen years. Alfred and his …Read More

  • Asbestos Company Fails in Effort to Overturn $14.6 Million Mesothelioma Award

    Barbara Barr co-owned an auto parts and repair store for years, and her involvement in that business put her in constant contact with the asbestos that led to her eventual diagnosis with malignant mesothelioma. A California jury hearing the details of her exposure agreed that her illness was caused by the negligence of Parker-Hannifin Corporation …Read More

  • Psychiatrist Cites “Fear and Panic” About Risk of Mesothelioma

    Being seated on a jury requires paying attention to evidence, and sitting on a jury in a mesothelioma case means learning a great deal about the disease from expert witnesses. Many witnesses will speak to the role of asbestos in the disease’s development, the amount of asbestos contamination present in a product or environment, or …Read More

  • $10.3 Million Awarded to New Orleans Longshoreman Following Mesothelioma Diagnosis

    A New Orleans man spoke eloquently of his heartbreak at learning he’d been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and the jury hearing his testimony responded, awarding him $10.3 million in compensation from the stevedoring and shipping companies that had put him at risk. Longshoreman with Mesothelioma Speaks of Years of Asbestos Exposure Though the jury seated …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

  • Veteran’s Widow Seeks Justice for Mesothelioma Death

    Linda Hammell’s late husband Arthur was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma more than fifty years after he was exposed to asbestos, but the former Navy reservist still remembered having been exposed to asbestos during his years in the military. Though he died before his lawsuit could be heard, he provided deposition testimony about his exposure to …Read More