Mesothelioma Blog

  • Lung Cancer Victim’s Family Prevails Against Airplane Parts Manufacturer

    Malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer have claimed countless lives in the United States, with most victims’ deaths blamed on occupational exposure to asbestos. Following the 2021 death of their family member, Gustave Sahm’s survivors filed suit against the companies they blamed for his illness and death, including the manufacturer of parts for the airplanes …Read More

  • Montana Talc Supplier Accused of Bad Faith Attempt to Evade Mesothelioma Claims

    Facing over 500 pending claims filed by mesothelioma victims and others diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases, a Montana-based talc supplier has filed for bankruptcy in the state of Texas. Representatives for the company’s unsecured creditors are objecting, calling the move “bad-faith forum shopping at its worst.” Company Named in Mesothelioma Lawsuits Attempts Texas Two-Step Barretts Minerals …Read More

  • Libby, Montana Woman’s Mesothelioma Claim Will Be Heard in State Court

    Asbestos companies named in mesothelioma lawsuits are frequently accused of negligence, either in failing to warn of their products’ dangers or of negligently handling the dangerous material.  BNSF Railway is among those who’ve been blamed for many illnesses in Libby, Montana. In a recent case, a woman who blames her illness on asbestos that BNSF …Read More

  • Packaging at Issue in Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    When malignant mesothelioma claimed Wilburn Freeman’s life, his family filed a personal injury claim against Georgia Pacific, blaming asbestos in the company’s pre-mixed joint compound for his illness and death. When the company asked the court to dismiss the case, the issues that needed to be addressed included the packaging that the product was sold …Read More

  • Despite Efforts to Protect Itself, Merck Joins List of Companies with Talc Mesothelioma Liability

    People whose mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and other illnesses have been linked to asbestos-contaminated talc are increasingly seeking justice from the consumer companies that included the product in their products. In the face of companies like Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, and Avon being told to pay enormous sums to victims, others are doing whatever they can …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victims Agree to Johnson & Johnson Settlement Offers

    For years, Johnson & Johnson has fought hard against legal claims filed by mesothelioma victims and others that have blamed asbestos-contaminated talc in its baby powder product for their illnesses. While arguing against liability, the company has also pursued a controversial bankruptcy filing that America’s courts have rejected twice. Facing challenges on multiple fronts, the …Read More

  • Will J&J File a Third Bankruptcy to Stop Mesothelioma Claims?

    There have now been over 51,000 mesothelioma and ovarian cancer lawsuits filed against consumer giant Johnson & Johnson. While those claims were put on hold by the company’s bankruptcy filings, the courts have now rejected those claims twice and the cases have begun being heard again. Facing the very real possibility of more multi-million-dollar claims, …Read More

  • Lawsuit to Pit Libby, Montana Mesothelioma Victims Against BNSF Railway

    A lawsuit scheduled to begin on April 8th of this year will see two families who lost loved ones to mesothelioma demanding justice from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The case accuses the company of negligently exposing their family members to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite it was transporting from the infamous W.R. Grace & Company vermiculite …Read More

  • Controversial Decision in Mesothelioma Case Raises Concerns Among Advocates

    In October of 2022, mesothelioma victim Randolph McCabe filed a negligence lawsuit against 3M, alleging that the company’s 8710 model respirator that he used as a warehouse employee was defective and allowed him to inhale the asbestos that caused his illness. In response, the company requested genetic testing of Mr. McCabe’s blood, and the judge …Read More

  • Consolidation of Claims Works to Benefit of Courts and Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Victims

    It is well known that America’s courts are overburdened with cases waiting to be heard, and this presents a significant problem for people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases. These victims are running out of time, so they work to do whatever they can to move their cases forward. One popular …Read More

  • Judge Rules Flight Attendant’s Mesothelioma Case Subject to New York Laws

    Before former Delta Airlines flight attendant Linda English died of malignant mesothelioma, she filed suit in the state of New York against Colgate-Palmolive, blaming asbestos-contaminated talc in the company’s Cashmere Bouquet for her fatal illness. The company filed a motion to have the case dismissed based on her residency in Texas, but a New York …Read More

  • Johnson & Johnson Sued by Los Angeles County Over Mesothelioma Deaths

    Though most personal injury claims surrounding malignant mesothelioma are filed by surviving family members or individual victims of the rare asbestos-related disease, other parties can be harmed by asbestos company negligence. This includes municipalities that incur significant costs as a result of subsidizing care for those afflicted with serious illness. This is the basis for …Read More

  • Where Safety Gloves Were Purchased Integral to Where Mesothelioma Claim Is Heard

    After Giacinto Pira died of malignant mesothelioma, his survivors filed a personal injury lawsuit in New York’s court system against Steel Grip, Inc., the manufacturer of safety gloves that he wore while working as a welder. The company, based in Illinois, argued that the case should be dismissed due to jurisdictional questions, but the judge …Read More

  • Asbestos Company Maligns Mesothelioma Victim’s Testimony

    Malignant mesothelioma is a cruel disease. Caused by exposure to asbestos, it doesn’t reveal itself until decades later: many victims are elderly when they’re first diagnosed, and the aggressive form of cancer debilitates them rapidly. Despite this, they use their last days to pursue justice against those responsible for their exposure. When one victim did …Read More

  • Court Reopens Mesothelioma Victim’s Claim Against Former Employer

    When Roslyn T. Barnes was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, she filed both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury lawsuit against her former employer, accusing them of negligently exposing her to asbestos. The company successfully had her civil claim dismissed based on a clause in the Missouri state law, but on appeal, the woman …Read More

  • Family Prevails in Appeal of Mesothelioma Dismissal

    Years after losing their loved one to malignant pleural mesothelioma, a Connecticut family is one step closer to getting justice from the company they blame for his death after an appellate court reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss their claim. At issue was the question of whether an employer that ignored employee health could …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

  • ‘Euphoria’ Star’s Family Files Mesothelioma Claim Against Johnson & Johnson

    Last May, the father of ‘Euphoria’ star Angus Cloud died of malignant mesothelioma after years of using Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. Last October, the victim’s family, still reeling from the loss of their patriarch and the accidental overdose days later of the 25-year-old actor, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that manufactured …Read More

  • Big-Name Cosmetic Companies Must Face Mesothelioma Charges

    When you think of mesothelioma and its causes, you usually picture a factory or construction worker whose asbestos exposure occurred in the workplace. But Victoria Kaye’s illness is being blamed on asbestos contamination of the cosmetic talc products she used throughout her life, and her family is pursuing justice against well-known beauty companies including Chanel …Read More

  • Misunderstanding of Law Leads to Denial of Company’s Attempt to Evade Mesothelioma Claim

    When asbestos companies are named as defendants in claims filed by mesothelioma victims, they have a few options. They can concede that the victim’s case is strong and settle out of court. They can choose to go to court and begin gathering evidence in support of their position. Or they can ask to have the …Read More