Blog sobre mesotelioma

  • 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

  • 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

  • Nebraska Woman’s Family Settles Mesothelioma Claim for $260,000

    For years, Donna Grant worked concessions and catering at Lincoln, Nebraska’s Pershing Center, never dreaming that the job would lead to her eventual diagnosis with malignant mesothelioma. Two years after her death, her family has agreed to a $260,000 settlement with the city. The money will pay for her funeral and burial costs and her …Leer más

  • Asbestos-Contaminated Dust Blamed for Mill Worker’s Mesothelioma

    A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals has given new life to a mesothelioma widow’s quest for justice. Leisa Davis stepped in to pursue the lawsuit after her husband John died in the same year that he’d been diagnosed with the rare and fatal form of cancer. She appealed a lower court decision …Leer más

  • Conflicting Testimony in Asbestos Lung Cancer Case

    Like many people diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung cancer, Kenneth Nankervis had a long history of having worked with many products that were contaminated the carcinogenic material. He filed suit against several of the companies that manufactured those products, including air compressor company Campbell Hausfeld, LLC. Though the company insisted that his illness was …Leer más

  • Johns-Manville Asbestos Trust: Payout Guide (2026)

    La exposición al asbesto en Johns Manville ha afectado a miles de trabajadores y consumidores a lo largo de los años, provocando graves problemas de salud como mesotelioma y asbestosis. El Fideicomiso de Asbesto de Johns-Manville se creó para compensar a los afectados, ofreciendo pagos estructurados según el tipo y la gravedad de la enfermedad. Esta guía explica cómo se evalúan las reclamaciones y cómo... …Leer más

  • Pagos y compensación restante del Fondo Fiduciario para el Mesotelioma y el Asbesto

    Cuando las empresas que alguna vez produjeron productos con asbesto se declararon en quiebra, se les exigió establecer fondos fiduciarios especiales para compensar a las víctimas. Estos pagos de fondos fiduciarios para el asbesto han proporcionado miles de millones de dólares a personas diagnosticadas con mesotelioma y otras enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto. Si bien muchos fideicomisos siguen activos, sus porcentajes de pago pueden variar considerablemente, y comprender qué... …Leer más

  • Asbestos Mishandling Leads to Mesothelioma Risk and Legal Action

    Recognizing that exposure to asbestos risks mesothelioma and other serious diseases, the state of Massachusetts has taken legal action against a local construction company. The state’s Attorney General Maura Healey has accused GTA Co. and its president of ignoring state laws by demolishing asbestos-contaminated municipal water pipes without taking the necessary precautions to prevent asbestos …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

  • 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

  • Civil and Criminal Lawsuits Filed Against Scranton School District Over Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk

    The Scranton School District in Pennsylvania is facing both a civil lawsuit and a criminal lawsuit, both of which accuse it of knowingly putting district teachers and students at risk for malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The civil case charges the district with ignoring and hiding the dangers of asbestos within their building’s walls, …Leer más

  • Juez prohíbe a experto en memoria testificar en juicio por mesotelioma

    El mesotelioma es una enfermedad que ataca décadas después de la exposición al asbesto. Debido al paso del tiempo, la mayoría de las personas no experimentan síntomas ni reciben un diagnóstico hasta la vejez. Esto puede dificultar la memorización de detalles y ofrece a las empresas de asbesto la oportunidad de cuestionar la veracidad de su testimonio. En un caso reciente, un fabricante intentó... …Leer más

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