Blog sobre mesotelioma

  • Expert Witness in Mesothelioma Trial Admits to Little Knowledge About the Disease

    Who wins a mesothelioma lawsuit often depends upon the strength of the testimony expert witnesses provide to the jury. While victims and other witnesses provide information about what happened and how exposure took place, it is expert witnesses who give the jury members the scientific information on which they base their assessment of what is …Leer más

  • After Appeal, California Court Orders CertainTeed to Pay Over $10 Million to Mesothelioma Victim

    There are many mesothelioma lawsuits filed against asbestos companies on the grounds that they either knew or should have known about the hazards that asbestos posed to those working with their products. But in some cases, the accusation goes beyond basic negligence and accuses defendants of actively concealing danger. Juries convinced of this level of …Leer más

  • Jury Awards $25 Million Verdict to Mesothelioma Victim and His Wife

    A California man afflicted with malignant testicular mesothelioma has won his lawsuit, taking home $25 million for himself and his wife. Houshang and Soraya Sabetian filed suit against several companies, charging them with negligently exposing him to asbestos when he worked at Iranian oil refineries between 1959 and 1979 and leading to his eventual diagnosis …Leer más

  • Asbestos-Contaminated Protective Clothing Blamed for Ohio Man’s Mesothelioma

    One of the tragic ironies surrounding mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases is that they’re caused by a material whose intent was protective. Asbestos is a mineral that has long been used to mitigate the effects of heat, sound and flame — it was incorporated in insulation, brake linings, floor and ceiling tiles and more, specifically …Leer más

  • Mesothelioma Lawsuit Cites Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure from World Trade Center Construction

    In 2015, 73-year-old Albina Licul was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and she died of the rare, asbestos-related disease just sixty days later. But before her death, she was able to file a mesothelioma lawsuit against the plaster company that she blamed for her illness. She cited the asbestos they sprayed at the World Trade …Leer más

  • New York Court Sides with Mesothelioma Victim Sickened by College Asbestos Exposure

    Recalling college is usually a happy, nostalgic experience, but mesothelioma victim Paul Margolis’ memories center on piles of asbestos dust on the floors of his dormitory, and the devastation that dust has created for him and his family. The 70-year-old blames contaminated materials used during repair work for his eventual diagnosis with the fatal disease, …Leer más

  • Ford Assessed $9 Million Liability After Auto Repair Career Leads to Mesothelioma Death

    Larry Knecht lost his life to malignant mesothelioma with the knowledge that his illness was the result of his life’s work. He identified the asbestos-contaminated auto parts he’d worked with for decades as the source of his illness, and after his death his widow filed a personal injury lawsuit. A jury awarded his widow over …Leer más

  • Asbestos Company Claims Contractor as Employee to Avoid Mesothelioma Liability

    After losing a $14 million mesothelioma lawsuit, Celanese Corporation had two options: either pay the money they owed to the family of Dennis Seay, who died of the disease at just 70 years old, or find some reason to appeal the verdict. The company chose the latter, arguing that though it was true the man …Leer más

  • Can A Forgotten Address Derail a Mesothelioma Lawsuit?

    Mesothelioma victims who pursue justice against asbestos companies face countless challenges. In addition to battling their disease, they’re expected to recall minute details from forty to fifty years earlier in support of their claims. This would be hard under the best of circumstances, but while confronting a terminal, painful disease it is particularly difficult. Such …Leer más

  • Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Wins Victory After Long Wait for Justice

    In February of 2015, Mason South filed a malignant mesothelioma lawsuit against Chevron, seeking damages for the disease caused by decades of asbestos exposure onboard ships owned by Texaco, which the company had since purchased. To his surprise, the oil giant moved to have his case dismissed, pointing to a $1,750 asbestos settlement he had …Leer más

  • 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

  • Court Frees Woman to Pursue Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Colgate Palmolive

    Women have been using cosmetic body powders after their baths and showers and for personal hygiene for decades, never dreaming that doing so put them at risk for malignant mesothelioma. Unfortunately, in recent years it has become clear that the talc in these products was frequently contaminated with asbestos, putting users at risk for the …Leer más

  • California Lawsuit Claims Neighborhood Asbestos Exposure Led to Malignant Mesothelioma

    Imagine being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, the rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, and then learning your exposure came from breathing the air outside of your home. That is exactly what Dean Trapp’s family claims happened to their loved one. Mr. Trapp died of the rare, asbestos-related form of cancer in 2014, …Leer más

  • New York Supreme Court Denies Tile Company’s Motion to Dismiss Mesothelioma Case

    Between the time that Steven Hall was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and his death six months later, he filed suit against Biltrite, Inc., the company that made the Amtico floor tiles he identified as the source of his asbestos exposure. As his family pursued justice after his death, the company filed a motion for summary …Leer más

  • Deceased Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Wins Ruling Against Pep Boys

    When J.D. Williams’s surviving family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Pep Boys, blaming the automotive retailer for negligence in his death from malignant mesothelioma, the San Francisco County Superior Court decided against awarding them compensation for the home health services he had needed. Maddeningly, the court also ordered the family to compensate Pep Boys …Leer más

  • Asbestos Company’s Attempt to Shift Mesothelioma Blame to Navy Fails

    Asbestos companies accused of responsibility for victims’ malignant mesothelioma work hard to lay the blame on others. Despite their knowledge that their products contained asbestos, a highly carcinogenic material, they refuse to accept responsibility for the damage that their products have done. A good example can be found in a case involving veteran Harry L. …Leer más

  • Ford Vehicle Parts Blamed for Man’s Malignant Mesothelioma

    Imagine having spent a good part of your life tinkering with and repairing your own cars, only to find that in doing so, you’d exposed yourself to the risk of malignant mesothelioma. It’s happened to many people, and John DeCastro was one of them. Mr. DeCastro and his wife filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against Ford …Leer más

  • Honeywell Blames Attorney’s Harsh Words for High Mesothelioma Verdict

    Every mesothelioma victim who decides to seek justice against the asbestos companies that sickened them dreams of having their day in court. What most want more than anything is to finally shine a light on the negligence that caused their illness. But mesothelioma attorneys need to walk a fine line when talking to a jury: …Leer más

  • Asbestos Company Fails in Attempt to Skirt Compensating Mesothelioma Victim

    When Linda Guillot was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma she filed suit against Avondale Industries, accusing them of failing to warn of the dangers posed to family members of those who worked in their asbestos-contaminated environment. Though Avondale asserted that her case should be dismissed based on federal protections, the judge in her case denied …Leer más

  • Former Tile Worker with Mesothelioma Agrees to Undisclosed Settlement

    Though the headlines are filled with reports of multi-million-dollar awards for malignant mesothelioma victims, in many instances these cases never end up in the hands of a jury. Instead, the victims agree to settle with the companies they’ve accused of causing their terminal illness. That’s exactly what happened when Robert Lord, a former tile worker, …Leer más