Blog sobre mesotelioma
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Citing J&J’s “Reprehensible” Actions, Judge Upholds Mesothelioma Punitive Damages
One of the most significant mesothelioma lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson saw four victims awarded $750 million in punitive damages on top of $37.3 million in compensatory damages. Despite the punitive award being reduced to $186 million in keeping with New Jersey law, Johnson & Johnson petitioned New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ana C. Viscomi …Leer más
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How are people still being diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2026?
Breathing should be effortless, but for those diagnosed with asbestosis and its long-term effects, every breath can be a challenge. This chronic lung disease, caused by long-term exposure to asbestos fibers, develops slowly but can have devastating consequences over time. While asbestos use has declined over the years, countless workers in industries like construction, shipbuilding, …Leer más
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Louisiana Man Exposed to Asbestos on the Job Will Have His Mesothelioma Claim Heard
Though most mesothelioma victims are exposed to asbestos on the job, almost all of their negligence and product liability lawsuits name equipment manufacturers rather than their employers as defendants. This is because workers’ compensation laws prohibit employees from filing personal injury lawsuits against their place of work. But these state laws have all been enacted …Leer más
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Navy Veteran and Firefighter Diagnosed with Mesothelioma Seeks Justice
Couple Blames Decades of Asbestos Exposure for His Mesothelioma Shortly after his mesothelioma diagnosis, Mr. and Mrs. Read acted quickly to get justice for the negligence they blamed for his fatal illness. Their claim cites his several years of Navy service aboard the USS Agerholm and the USS Prichett, where he worked as a boiler …Leer más
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Mesothelioma Verdict Stands Despite Railroad Defendant’s Appeal
After Nancy Little’s father, Robert Rabe, died of malignant mesothelioma in December of 2012, she filed suit against The Budd Company. She claimed that her father had been exposed to asbestos-containing pipe insulation the company had manufactured and sold to her father’s employer. Though the company fought her at every turn, she prevailed in the …Leer más
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Despite Texas Company’s Objections, Oklahoma Mesothelioma Victim Can Keep Jury Award
Michael Galier has happy childhood memories of visiting Oklahoma construction sites with his dad and playing at those sites with his brothers, but those fun times were also the cause of his malignant mesothelioma. As an Oklahoma Mesothelioma Victim, he filed suit against the Texas company whose asbestos he’d been exposed to as a child; …Leer más
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Johnson & Johnson’s Appeal of $45 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Denied
It’s been almost a year since an Illinois jury heard the details of Theresa Garcia’s mesothelioma and her family’s plea for justice. After reviewing significant testimony and evidence, the jury agreed with her survivors that her death had been caused by exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. They ordered the company to …Leer más
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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 …Leer más
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Legal Technicality Allows Mesothelioma Victim Choice of Legal Claim
When a person is diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, one of the first decisions they make is whether to pursue legal action against those responsible. If their disease results from workplace exposure, they are generally unable to sue their employer because of workers’ compensation laws, so they turn instead to pursuing claims against the manufacturers and …Leer más
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Washington Court of Appeals Upholds $17 Million Mesothelioma Judgment
In 2021, The widow of Kevan Holdsworth was awarded nearly $17 million by the Washington state jury hearing her mesothelioma claim. Sherrie Holdsworth and her late husband had sued Scapa Waycross, manufacturers of asbestos-contaminated dryer felts used by the paper mill where he’d worked for almost forty years. Throughout the trial, the asbestos company argued …Leer más
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Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma Blames Shipboard Parts for Illness
Michael and Victoria Marcus filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against multiple asbestos companies, accusing them of negligence in having supplied equipment to the Navy that exposed him to the asbestos that caused his fatal illness. Like many veterans, Mr. Marcus was exposed to so many asbestos-containing products that when asked to quantify them, he said that …Leer más
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Talc Manufacturer Suffers Another Monetary Blow As Mesothelioma Verdicts Pile Up
According to evidence presented in multiple mesothelioma lawsuits, company management at talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels was aware that its talc was contaminated with asbestos but continued supplying their product to consumer companies without warnings. With exposure to the mineral causing incalculable harm to an unknown number of individuals, the company has been named …Leer más
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New Law Helps Illinois Mesothelioma Victims’ Survivors
Punitive damages are frequently assessed against companies judged liable for an individual’s mesothelioma. Different from economic or compensatory damages, punitive damages are specifically meant to punish those responsible for actions – or inactions – that are deemed to be malicious. Examples include situations where companies knew of asbestos’ dangers and have extended protections from it …Leer más
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South Carolina Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $63.4 Million to Mesothelioma Victim
While pursuing bankruptcy protection against ovarian cancer victims’ claims, consumer giant Johnson & Johnson has continued defending itself in court against similar claims from those diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. That strategy has proven questionable, as a South Carolina jury recently found the company liable for a 53-year-old man’s diagnosis with the rare, terminal disease, awarding …Leer más
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Family of Mechanic with Mesothelioma Wins Decision Against Ford Motor Company
Victor Michel’s family’s mesothelioma lawsuit against Ford Motor Company seemed fairly straightforward. The former mechanic had worked on Ford cars and trucks for years, fixing engines and brakes that the automotive giant had manufactured using asbestos-contaminated parts. After years of breathing in the toxic particles, Michel developed the peritoneal mesothelioma that ended up claiming his …Leer más
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New York Plastics Plant Blamed for Workers’ and Residents’ Mesothelioma
The OxyChem chemical plant in Niagara Falls New York and its neighboring industrial plastics plant in North Tonawanda, New York are both the subject of renewed scrutiny after revelations of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases among the plants’ employees and neighbors. According to a ProPublica report published in October, the company’s extensive asbestos contamination …Leer más
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Mesothelioma Lawsuit Seeks Compensation for Pep Boys’ “Despicable Conduct”
Though the average consumer associates Pep Boys with the smiling faces of Manny, Moe, and Jack, for the family of mesothelioma victim Renato C. Pizarro the company evokes significant pain and grief for which they are seeking compensation. The California judge hearing the case recently denied the company’s attempt to have the case against them …Leer más
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Despite Oil Company’s Arguments. Lung Cancer Victim’s Lawsuit Will Proceed
A welder diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer has filed a lawsuit against multiple companies, asserting different causes of action against each: negligence claims against certain defendants, product liability claims against manufacturers, and premises liability claims against property owners. One defendant filed a petition for dismissal of the case against them, but the district court judge …Leer más
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Appeals Court Defers to Jury’s 2.75 Million Dollar Mesothelioma Verdict
When a Louisiana jury ordered Union Carbide to pay $2.75 million each to the daughters of a mesothelioma victim, the company appealed the decision. They argued that the amount, in addition to the $4.85 million survival damage award, was arbitrary and represented an abuse of discretion from the court. After the company lost its appeal …Leer más
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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 …Leer más