Blog sobre mesotelioma

What happens when the attorney you hire to represent your mesothelioma claim falls so short of what he should do that a judge sees the outcome as a miscarriage of justice? In the case of Emily Everett’s survivors, it leads to a new trial.   Judge Orders New Mesothelioma Trial Based on Additional Evidence and …Leer más

Before it became known that asbestos causes malignant mesothelioma, the material was widely used in a variety of applications including as insulation in commercial boilers. Boiler manufacturer Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. was recently named in a personal injury suit seeking compensation for plumber Ernest G. Smith’s diagnosis with the rare form of cancer. Though the company attempted …Leer más

When Thomas Glenn died of malignant mesothelioma, his widow Rita filed claims against several companies that she accused of negligently exposing him to mesothelioma. Among them was Fisher Controls International, and that company was the only one that refused to settle out of court. When the jury decided against Fisher and assessed them millions of …Leer más

Despite its co-defendants having acknowledged selling asbestos-contaminated products to which a mesothelioma victim would have been exposed, a talc mine accused the widow suing them of a form of fraud meant to keep her case based in the state courts. Despite Vanderbilt Minerals’ attempt to remove the personal injury claim to the U.S. District Court …Leer más

Mario Ferrari was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma following years of exposure to asbestos. When his son filed a personal lawsuit on behalf of his parents’ estate, he named a general contractor called Structure Tone as a defendant, accusing the company of negligence in the way that they had managed the carcinogenic material on their work …Leer más

After years of legal battles and multiple hearings, mesothelioma widow Laura Walls was finally able to present her husband’s story to a jury and get justice from Ford Motor Company. But despite repeated losses, the automotive giant is continuing to fight its responsibility for having exposed Robie Walls to asbestos in its truck brake parts. …Leer más

Monique Mohammed’s father, Alvin Fiffie, died of malignant mesothelioma following years of having worked around and with asbestos. She filed a wrongful death claim against those she held responsible for his death, and her case was successfully removed to federal court by Avondale Shipyards. When Ms. Mohammed settled with Avondale, only state-level defendants remained and …Leer más

Donald Jordonek died of malignant mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos from a number of sources. His estate sued the companies whose products he had worked with as an auto mechanic, including the company that manufactured brake lathes and grinders that he worked with while employed at a Goodyear Tire Service Center. The manufacturer …Leer más

When Roberto Elorreaga died of malignant pleural mesothelioma, his wife and sons continued pursuing his personal injury lawsuit. He’d filed claims against companies that either manufactured of supplied the asbestos-containing equipment to which he’d been exposed during his years working aboard U.S. Navy vessels and in Naval shipyards. Though the companies attempted to have the …Leer más