Judge OKs Halliburton's Asbestos Settlement
Two of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the oil, gas, construction and engineering industries won court approval of a restructuring plan that allots a large chunk of money for...
View ArticleIndiana case goes to trial
The Indiana Gazette reports a product-liability lawsuit filed by a dying retiree of the Fisher Scientific Co. almost four years ago has made its way to trial this week in the Indiana County Court.It...
View ArticleIllinois Judge Hands Over Asbestos Docket
An Illinois circuit judge facing scrutiny from pro-business and pro-industry groups handed over his docket, asking that his county’s asbestos lawsuits be handled by another judge, according to a recent...
View ArticleTexas Judge denies request to postpone lawsuits
A Texas judge has rejected requests by companies being sued for asbestos poisoning to create a separate docket dealing only with cases in which plaintiffs are sick. The companies wanted to delay all...
View ArticleFort Worth Custodian has no choice but to sue
The Dallas Fort Worth Star-Telegram presented a heart moving story of another asbestos victim in Sunday's May 2 paper. The paper further reports school maintenance workers may be at increased risk for...
View ArticleIndiana case settles
The Indiana case that went to trial this last week has settled per a report from the Indiana Gazette. The amounts paid in the settlements were not disclosed.Comments following the settlement included...
View ArticleAppeals Court Orders Judge to Step Aside in Three Asbestos Cases
The New York Times reports a federal appeals court ordered the judge overseeing five important asbestos-related bankruptcy proceedings to withdraw from three of the cases because of the appearance of...
View ArticleMississippi high court rejects asbestos company claims against tobacco makers
The Associated Press reports the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Owens Corning has no claim against tobacco companies over asbestos-related lung injuries. Owens Corning was trying to recover...
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Key Asbestos Product Liability Case Awaits CA Supreme Court Decision
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in O'Neil v. Crane Co. How the CA Supreme Court decides the case will likely either expand or limit the duty of the product...
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SCOTUS Pulls Plug on Plaintiffs' Right to Asbestos Injury Claims Against...
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a legal theory that would have given asbestos injury attorneys a new industry to attack with lawsuits.SCOTUS ruled this past Wednesday in favor of companies involved...
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Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $2.1 Million Verdict Against, Defeats Parts...
When James Lovelace was 10 years old, he loved to help his father, a big-rig truck driver, service his trucks. This included handling brake components that contained asbestos. Now 66 years old, Mr....
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