Mesothelioma Blog

  • 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

  • Despite Confusion Over Facts, Mesothelioma Victim Will Have His Day in Court

    When a mesothelioma victim decides to file a lawsuit against an asbestos company, their quest for justice can encounter many hurdles. One of the biggest challenges is tied to the amount of time that has passed and the difficulty of remembering specific details integral to proving liability. A recent case involving a subcontractor exposed to …Read More

  • Largest Asbestos Lawsuit Settlements in California

    Recent asbestos verdicts across the U.S. show how seriously courts view occupational exposure cases. One of the largest asbestos lawsuit settlements in California awarded $48 million to a construction worker diagnosed with mesothelioma. Other significant payouts include $32.8 million for a Navy veteran and $26.6 million for a janitor exposed in the workplace. While California …Read More

  • Asbestos from Flooring Blamed for Interior Designer’s Mesothelioma

    Allison Linsky was just 58 years old when she was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. An interior designer and project manager who had spent years working on commercial design projects, she blamed her illness on exposure to asbestos contained within Mannington Mills’ vinyl tiles. Though the company attempted to have her personal injury lawsuit against them …Read More

  • Woman’s Mesothelioma Death Blamed on Asbestos-Contaminated Home Renovation Products

    Imagine being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma with absolutely no known exposure to asbestos. You didn’t work with the material and neither did anybody in your family, and you didn’t live anywhere near an asbestos mine or plant. Only after extensive research is the mystery solved: the asbestos came from the joint compound used fifty years …Read More

  • Union Carbide Product Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma

    James Alford and his heirs blamed his pleural mesothelioma diagnosis on the drilling mud additive products he worked with during his years of employment at Noble Drilling Corporation. His children assumed responsibility for his personal injury lawsuit against the product’s manufacturer, Union Carbide Corporation, which is making its way through the Louisiana court system. Company …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 occupatio Mesothelioma Lawyers 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, …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Widow Faces Multiple Companies in Quest for Justice

    Tatjana Pogacnik’s husband Leon died of malignant mesothelioma after he endured occupational exposure to asbestos during his career as an architect. She filed a personal injury lawsuit against multiple companies whose products or unsafe work environment contributed to his eventual diagnosis with the deadly form of cancer, and each of those companies worked hard to …Read More

  • Repeated Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure Cited in Woman’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Though malignant mesothelioma has long been considered an occupational disease, in recent years many people — and particularly women — have been diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases that come from other sources of exposure. While some cases are caused by asbestos contamination of talc powder products that victims have used throughout their lives, others are blaming …Read More

  • Couple Pursues Justice After Navy Service Leads to Mesothelioma Diagnosis

    A Navy veteran is blaming his malignant pleural mesothelioma on exposure to asbestos-contaminated equipment during his six years of service, and he and his wife have filed suit against the companies that manufactured that equipment. Though the couple is seeking compensation for the injuries that both he and she have suffered, a court recently decided …Read More

  • Hawaiian Woman with Mesothelioma Blames Asbestos Hidden in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder

    A Hawaiian Islands woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson as well as the local Foodland Super Market chain, blaming asbestos in talc-based baby powder for her malignant mesothelioma. An equestrian, Jacqueline Becker used Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder for her entire life, both for her own comfort and while caring …Read More

  • In Case Against Westinghouse, Woman’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos from Stepfather’s Clothing

    Every mesothelioma death is a tragedy, but among the most heart wrenching stories are those where the victims have never worked with or near asbestos, and instead were exposed inadvertently by a family member. That’s what happened to Ann Stadtler. Her family points to asbestos carried into her childhood home on her stepfather’s work clothes …Read More

  • Maryland Mesothelioma Victims Benefit from Court of Appeals Ruling

    A 2018 decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals gave one man’s family the right to continue its legal journey for justice, while also clearing the path for other mesothelioma victims whose exposure to asbestos occurred decades ago. Mesothelioma Victim’s Case Involved Asbestos Exposure in Early 1970 The Maryland mesothelioma case reviewed by the Court …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Case to Be Heard in State Court, Despite Asbestos Company’s Arguments

    Every cancer death is tragic, but when people die from malignant mesothelioma the death is particularly upsetting. The rare and deadly form of cancer is known to be caused by exposure to asbestos, and though companies had the opportunity to warn of its dangers or take it out of the stream of commerce, they failed …Read More

  • Controversial Mesothelioma Study at Issue in Ovarian Cancer Case

    There are tens of thousands of people who’ve filed suit against consumer giant Johnson & Johnson, blaming talc in the company’s products for their ovarian cancer or malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnoses. Though their claims were delayed by the company’s bankruptcy filing, courts have recently begun hearing testimony again, and an issue that’s been raised by …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

  • Virginia Mesothelioma Widow Awarded $3.45 Million

    When Patricia Katcham’s husband, James, died of malignant mesothelioma, she accused John Crane, Inc. and other companies of having negligently exposed him to asbestos in his workplace at DuPont’s Spruance plant in Chesterfield, New Jersey. Though her claims against the other defendants she’d named were resolved, the notorious gasket manufacturer chose to face her in …Read More

  • Judge Denies Asbestos Company Attempt to Bar Mesothelioma Witnesses

    Anybody who has ever participated in a trial, or even watched one on television or in a movie, knows how important witnesses are to understanding a case, and that is just as true in a mesothelioma lawsuit as in any other kind. When Navy veteran John Dale Wineland died of malignant mesothelioma his family filed …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

  • 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

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