Blog sobre mesotelioma

  • 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

  • Pointing to Combination of Products Increasing Risk of Injury, Court Denies Mesothelioma Defendant’s Appeal

    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

  • Virginia Vet’s Claim Illustrates Complexity of Mesothelioma Lawsuits

    Every lawsuit is unique, but pursuing a personal injury claim accusing a company of causing malignant mesothelioma is particularly complex, and especially when the victim is a Navy veteran. This is because most Navy veterans were exposed to asbestos while working onboard ships, thus raising the question of whether each case should be pursued under …Leer más

  • $29 Million Jury Verdict Stands in Mesothelioma Case

    Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and fatal form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. Though we tend to think of it as an occupational disease, a disturbing number of cases have been linked to use of one of the world’s most trusted consumer products – Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. According to …Leer más

  • Citing Cringe-Invoking Testimony, Louisiana Judge Orders New Mesothelioma Trial

    Vita Chenet’s family was close to getting justice following her 2019 mesothelioma death when something unexpected occurred: An expert witness providing testimony for the defendant, Colgate-Palmolive, introduced new information that confused the jury and led to them deciding in favor of the talc company. Calling what the witness had done “entirely improper,” the judge ordered …Leer más

  • Stained Glass Maker’s Mesothelioma Leads to Negligence Claim

    Michael A. Love was a stained glass maker who never dreamed that the creative work he did could lead to his death from malignant mesothelioma. But much of his time was spent his working with gloves and boards that were contaminated with asbestos, and that lead to his eventual diagnosis with the deadly form of …Leer más

  • Louisiana Jury Delivers Record-Breaking $37.6 Million Mesothelioma Award

    Countless mesothelioma victims have filed personal injury lawsuits against the companies that exposed them to asbestos, and juries have awarded them significant awards to compensate them for the damages that they’ve suffered. In a recent case, a Louisiana jury awarded a former union welder and his family a record-breaking $37.6 million in damages. Welder’s Story …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-Contaminated Fire Doors at Heart of Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Leon Franklin Lamson died of malignant mesothelioma in 2015, more than 50 years after his carpentry work first exposed him to asbestos. After his death his family filed a personal injury lawsuit against International Paper Company and Weyerhaeuser Company, saying that the asbestos in the fire doors they manufactured, and that he frequently repaired, were …Leer más

  • Does an Old Asbestosis Settlement Eliminate Your Rights to a Mesothelioma Claim?

    Many people are diagnosed with asbestosis and receive compensation for that diagnosis, only to later be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, a far more serious asbestos-related disease. A case recently heard in the state of Louisiana makes clear that victims who receive funds for the earlier illness are not blocked from filing claims for a subsequent …Leer más

  • Demandas por asbesto y pagos fiduciarios de Halliburton

    La exposición a productos que contienen asbesto, relacionada con las operaciones de Halliburton, ha tenido consecuencias a largo plazo para la salud de muchos trabajadores, contratistas y familiares. A lo largo de décadas, se han desarrollado enfermedades graves, como mesotelioma, cáncer de pulmón y asbestosis. Para abordar estos daños, se creó el fideicomiso de asbesto de Halliburton para indemnizar a los solicitantes que cumplen los requisitos. Esta guía explora el fideicomiso de asbesto de Halliburton. …Leer más

  • Asbestos Company Tries to Sue Judge That Ruled Against them in Mesothelioma Case

    When the family of a longshoreman who died of mesothelioma filed a lawsuit against Ports America Gulfport, the company did what many asbestos defendants do: they filed a motion for summary judgment, asking the court to have the case against them dismissed. But when the state court judge in the case denied their request, as …Leer más

  • El Tribunal Superior de Pensilvania confirma la decisión de un tribunal inferior en la demanda por mesotelioma de la Universidad de Pittsburgh

    La Corte Suprema de Pensilvania emitió un extenso fallo de 52 páginas en respuesta a una apelación de la decisión de un tribunal de primera instancia sobre un caso de mesotelioma. La demanda por lesiones personales fue interpuesta por familiares de un ingeniero de instalaciones contra la Universidad de Pittsburgh. El tribunal confirmó los fallos de dos tribunales inferiores que establecen que cuando las enfermedades laborales surgen fuera del ámbito laboral... …Leer más

  • Mesothelioma Death Blamed on General Electric’s Products

    For years, General Electric’s products contained asbestos, and as a result the company has faced thousands of mesothelioma lawsuits. Though the company has frequently argued against their products’ role in the rare and deadly illness, a recent case saw them apparently assuming responsibility but arguing against the mesothelioma victim’s legal approach. Because Fidel Rivera had …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

  • Judges Call Union Carbide’s Argument in Mesothelioma Claim “Misplaced”

    In 2015, malignant mesothelioma turned Charles and Louise Brannan’s world upside down. Charles was diagnosed with the disease and died less than a month after the couple filed their claim. One of the defendants, Union Carbide Corporation, filed several motions to have Louise’s revised complaint dismissed based on legal technicalities. The judges of the Court …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

  • 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

  • Piezas de automóvil contaminadas con amianto fueron responsables de la muerte de un hombre por mesotelioma

    Un tribunal de apelaciones de Nueva York confirmó la decisión de un juez de primera instancia sobre la jurisdicción de una demanda interpuesta por los sobrevivientes de un consultor automotriz que falleció a causa de mesotelioma. La familia de John Beagan había solicitado que el caso se viera en Nueva York, mientras que las compañías automotrices demandadas querían que se viera en... …Leer más

  • While Mesothelioma Plaintiffs Wait, Fraud Case Against Johnson & Johnson Allowed to Proceed

    Johnson & Johnson has been named as the defendant in tens of thousands of person injury lawsuits filed by people diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, and by their survivors. Those cases, which blame talc in the company’s popular baby powder product for their illnesses, are all on hold, awaiting the outcome of bankruptcy …Leer más

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