Blog sobre mesotelioma

  • $8 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim’s Family

    A Louisiana jury recently responded to emotional testimony from the family of a mesothelioma victim who died at the age of 70 years old. Elray Lege and his wife Brenda originally filed a personal injury lawsuit against Union Carbide Corporation and ten other defendants in 2016, shortly after he was diagnosed with the rare and …Leer más

  • Ohio Court of Appeals Reverses Judgment Against Mesothelioma Widow

    When Barbara Maddy pursued her mesothelioma lawsuit against Honeywell International Inc., she knew that she was in for a battle. The corporate giant is frequently blamed for asbestos-related deaths, and its team of attorneys works hard to convince judges and juries of their innocence. Despite a disappointing initial result, Mrs. Maddy recently won an appeal …Leer más

  • Court Upholds Mesothelioma Widow’s $32.7 Million Jury Verdict

    When a North Carolina jury heard the details of Franklin Finch’s painful death from malignant mesothelioma, they provided his widow with compensation in the amount of $32.7 million. The defendant in the case appealed the amount, claiming that it was unreasonably high due to inflammatory arguments made at trial. Last month a three-judge panel rejected …Leer más

  • Asbestos Companies’ Attempt to Strike Dying Man’s Deposition Denied

    A diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is always considered fatal, but some victims face death much faster than others. When Paul F. McCarthy was diagnosed with the rare form of cancer, his disease was diagnosed as extremely advanced. He acted quickly, providing a sworn deposition and filing a mesothelioma claim against those he knew to be …Leer más

  • Appeals Court Permits Pittsburgh High School Teacher’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    When a person is suspected of having malignant mesothelioma, one of the first questions they’re asked is whether they’ve ever been exposed to asbestos. The answer to that question will be important later on, if they choose to pursue legal action against those responsible for their exposure. For one Pennsylvania high school teacher, the answer …Leer más

  • Maryland Mesothelioma Victims Benefit from Court of Appeals Ruling

    A 2018 decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals gave one man’s family the right to continue its legal journey for justice, while also clearing the path for other mesothelioma victims whose exposure to asbestos occurred decades ago. Mesothelioma Victim’s Case Involved Asbestos Exposure in Early 1970 The Maryland mesothelioma case reviewed by the Court …Leer más

  • New Jersey Man Awarded $37 Million in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson

    Over the course of the last fifty years, mesothelioma victims have been awarded significant amounts by juries hearing of asbestos companies’ negligence and wrongdoing, but few have garnered the amount of attention that the verdicts against consumer giant Johnson & Johnson have. One notable example involves the case of a 46-year-old man, Stephen Lanzo, who …Leer más

  • $1 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Awarded to Widow of Paper Mill Worker

    It took many years, but 12 years after Henry Barabin was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and six years after his death from the rare and fatal form of cancer, his widow was awarded over $1 million dollars by a Washington state-based federal jury. The mesothelioma lawsuit surrounded Mr. Barabin’s years of working at the Crown …Leer más

  • Louisiana Court Upholds Mesothelioma Victim’s Right to be Heard

    To mesothelioma victim Robert Schindler, his personal injury claim against Dravo Basic Materials Company should have been an open and shut case. His only exposure to asbestos had been decades before his diagnosis, when he’d worked in the engine room of one of their vessels in Louisiana.  But shortly after he filed his lawsuit the company …Leer más

  • Over $25 Million Awarded in J&J Baby Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Johnson & Johnson recently announced that they would discontinue their sales of their iconic baby powder product in North America following multiple accusations that the product contained asbestos-contaminated talc had led to malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer diagnoses in tens of thousands of consumers. One of those claims came from 68-year-old Joanne Anderson, whose personal …Leer más

  • New York Judge Denies Avon’s Motion to Move Mesothelioma Case to Wisconsin

    A mesothelioma lawsuit surrounding a Wisconsin man who died of malignant mesothelioma will be heard in the New York court systems despite the objections of Avon Products, the defendant. Though the company attempted to have the case moved, the family of Scott M. Dohse made a compelling argument for why it made more sense for …Leer más

  • West Virginia Mesothelioma Victims Reach Rapid Settlement Agreement in Face of COVID-19

    COVID-19 is impacting mesothelioma victims in countless ways, and one of the most surprising happened last week in a 4,000-square-foot events venue in Wheeling, West Virginia, the Highlands Event Center. The location hosted attorneys representing hundreds of asbestos plaintiffs, attorneys for asbestos companies, and a West Virginia Supreme Court judge. Working together, the group successfully …Leer más

  • Missouri Appeals Court Denies J&J’s Appeal in $2.11 Billion Talcum Powder Asbestos Case

    In June of 2018, a Missouri jury awarded $4.7 billion to 22 women who’d claimed that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc products had caused their ovarian cancer. Though an appellate court later cut the damages award to $2.11 billion, the consumer giant filed an appeal asking that the jury’s findings be reviewed and overturned. …Leer más

  • $7.55 Million Awarded to New England Power Plant Worker with Mesothelioma

    New England Insulation was in the business of selling, distributing, installing and removing asbestos insulation material until the early 1970s, stopping only when it became public knowledge that their product caused malignant mesothelioma. But a victim of their carcinogenic material presented evidence in court that the company had known of asbestos’ dangers years before and …Leer más

  • Citing “Malice, Oppression and Fraud,” Jury Awards Mesothelioma Victim $22 Million

    After hearing that two talc companies had taken specific action to mislead about asbestos in their product, a California jury awarded a 72-year-old mesothelioma victim $22 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The defendants in the case were Vanderbilt Minerals and Imerys Talc America. Tags: Compensation, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma Claims, Mesothelioma lawyer …Leer más

  • 2016 Decision Changed Everything for California Mesothelioma Victims with Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure

    In late 2016, the California State Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision whose impact continues to be felt by mesothelioma victims today. Responding to evidence that family members could contract the rare and fatal form of cancer after exposure to asbestos carried home on their loved ones’ clothing, the court ruled that these victims …Leer más

  • Minnesota Man with Mesothelioma Sues Asbestos Company That Employed Both Him and His Father

    When Gene R. Backe was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, there was no question in his mind as to the source of his illness. Not only had he worked for an asbestos manufacturer and supplier, but prior to his own workplace exposure his father had worked there too. He filed a lawsuit against the company, asserting …Leer más

  • Pennsylvania Court Rules Against Board of Public Education in Teacher’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit

    Mesothelioma victims whose asbestos exposure came after having worked for a government agency often face legal challenges based on the theory of governmental immunity. But the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania denied that defense in a notable case involving a teacher who died of mesothelioma. The three-judge panel unanimously decided that the Pittsburgh School District’s Board …Leer más

  • $40 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Ruled Appropriate and Reasonable

    When Paula Knecht’s husband Larry died of malignant mesothelioma at the age of 71, she was understandably heartbroken. The two had been together for 52 years and his death had been particularly painful and traumatic. When the widow’s wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Company resulted in her being awarded over $40 million in compensatory …Leer más

  • Oil Refinery Employee Awarded $25 Million Following Mesothelioma Diagnosis

    Testicular malignant mesothelioma is an exceedingly rare form of an already-rare disease. Malignant mesothelioma strikes roughly 3,000 victims in the United States each year, and the form that impacts the lining of the testicular cavity occurs in less than 5 percent of cases. But when 85-year-old Housang Sabetian was diagnosed with the disease, it was …Leer más