Mesothelioma Blog

  • California Landlord Lawsuit Points to Asbestos’ Mesothelioma Risk

    It is well known that asbestos exposure can lead to a mesothelioma diagnosis. Though many think of the risk as a thing of the past, legacy asbestos that remains in place continues to be a real danger. This is the basis of a recent lawsuit accusing a landlord of failure to disclose the presence of …Read More

  • Jury Awards Libby, Montana Mesothelioma Victims $4 Million Each

    Following heart-wrenching testimony and the presentation of mountains of evidence, a federal jury ruled against BNSF Railway and ordered the company to pay $4 million each to the estates of two Libby, Montana residents who died of malignant mesothelioma. The families had accused the company of negligence in allowing asbestos-contaminated vermiculite to spill into its …Read More

  • Court Grants Mesothelioma Victims Right to Join Lawsuits

    Even though malignant mesothelioma is an extremely rare disease, there are a significant number of victims and their survivors who pursue justice from the companies responsible for their illness. In addition to having remarkably similar diagnoses and histories of exposure, many of them seek legal representation from the same attorneys. When this happens and there …Read More

  • Navy Veteran’s Suffering Justifies Family’s Quest for Punitive Damages

    There is no question that malignant mesothelioma is a cruel and tragic disease that causes tremendous suffering to those who have it, as well as to the people who love them. What is less clear is the remedies available under the justice system. Every case is different and has different laws that apply. A recent …Read More

  • Family Seeks Punitive Damages After Loved One’s Death

    There are few things more devastating than having a loved one diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, but it’s even worse to learn that it could have been prevented. When Peter R. Carrier’s family found out that Burnham, LLC, whose boilers he’d worked with, had failed to offer warnings or protections despite knowing of their dangers, they …Read More

  • Mixed Memory of Asbestos Company Name Ruled Insufficient to Dismiss Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    When Collin Bassier was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he took immediate legal action. He filed suit against all of the companies whose asbestos-contaminated equipment he’d worked with throughout his career as an electrician, including Burnham Boilers. But because his depositions included two different versions of the company’s name, the boiler company attempted to have the …Read More

  • South Carolina Supreme Court Ends Asbestos Company’s Mesothelioma Appeals

    Despite the strength of the evidence against it in a mesothelioma lawsuit, a South Carolina asbestos company appealed a jury’s million-dollar award to a victim, and when the Court of Appeals agreed with the trial court’s decision, the company appealed the award again to the state’s Supreme Court. Upon review, the justices affirmed both lower …Read More

  • Massachusetts AG’s Asbestos Enforcement Protects Public and Employees from Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos Diseases

    The presence of in-place asbestos presents a significant risk of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases for workers and the public alike. The Attorney General of Massachusetts has made a point of pursuing companies that fail to comply with regulations regarding asbestos management and recently pursued two companies that illegally disposed of asbestos-contaminated materials during the …Read More

  • Asbestos Companies Blame Each Other After Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Most mesothelioma lawsuits name multiple defendants that have been involved in the asbestos supply chain, and the case filed by Ted Matherne and his family is no exception. When their wrongful death claim named Westinghouse Electric Corporation and its customer Hopeman Brothers, the two turned on each other, with one asking to be dropped from …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

  • Aerospace Companies Resolve Mesothelioma Lawsuit Out of Court

    Multi-million-dollar mesothelioma verdicts get a lot of media attention, but they also take a lot of time and can cause significant stress.  Many victims’ families choose instead to negotiate with the asbestos companies they blame for their loved ones’ deaths. By working to reach an out-of-court settlement, their cases usually get resolved more quickly and …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

  • New York Judge Denies Asbestos Company’s Attempt to Avoid Lung Cancer Liability

    When asbestos exposure victims and their families or survivors decide to pursue litigation, their attorneys often warn them that the road will be long and filled with ups, downs, and unexpected twists and turns. But few could anticipate the tortuous path that awaited Susan Carboni, who sued Alfa Romeo USA after her husband Francesco died …Read More

  • Asbestos in Safety Gloves Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma

    One of the great ironies of mesothelioma is that it is often the products meant to protect the victim that led to their illness. That’s exactly what happened to Mario Caligiuri. The former welder wore asbestos-fortified gloves to protect him from the extreme heat of the materials he was working with, and as the glove …Read More

  • Outrage Over Asbestos Companies’ Bankruptcy Response to Mesothelioma Claims Leads Senators to Act

    Over the last few years, asbestos companies facing legal action from victims of malignant mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases have adopted a new legal tactic. Rather than agreeing to settle with those whose lives they’ve affected or allow a jury to decide on the question of liability, they’ve turned to a strategy in …Read More

  • Judge in Mesothelioma Claim Denies Insurance Company’s Request

    Mesothelioma lawsuits are complex legal actions that involve numerous defendants and multiple layers of liability. The wrongful death claim filed by Roseanna Matherne’s family accused multiple companies of negligence for having exposed her to asbestos carried home on her husband’s work clothes, and that liability extended beyond her husband’s employer to the company that ensured …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Victim Files Suit Against Talc Manufacturers and Sellers

    Elsie Louise Graham’s family blames her lifetime use of asbestos-contaminated talcum powder products for her malignant mesothelioma death. They filed a personal injury lawsuit listing numerous talcum powder products as defendants, as well as the owner of a local Oregon grocery store where she’d purchased the products. The defendants filed suit to have the case …Read More

  • Printing Press Operator’s Mesothelioma Death Spurs Lawsuit

    Raymond Desiena died of malignant pleural mesothelioma after decades of working as a printing press operator. Upon learning that some of the equipment he’d worked with between the 1960s and 1980s had been built with asbestos-contaminated parts, he filed claims against the companies that manufactured them, accusing them of negligence in having failed to warn …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Suit Against World Trade Center Asbestos Company Allowed to Proceed

    The Supreme Court of New York was asked to weigh in on a mesothelioma lawsuit filed by the widow of a mesothelioma victim who traced his asbestos exposure to his days working in New York City’s World Trade Center. Marie Bassi Ryder filed suit against several companies that she’s accused of negligence in her late …Read More

  • Mesothelioma Widow Prevails Against Honeywell International

    When Richard Bell died of malignant mesothelioma, his widow Sharon decided to take legal action against those whom she blamed for his untimely death. She filed a negligence claim against several companies whose asbestos-contaminated products he had worked with, seeking compensation for her own loss and for the pain and suffering that her husband had …Read More