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Dying Patients Denied Justice Amid COVID-Related Court Delays

November 13, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Terminally ill plaintiffs, who were supposed to be guaranteed expedited trials in light of their deteriorating medical conditions, are still waiting for their day in court, according to an NBC Bay Area investigation. [ Terminally ill plaintiffs ] who are dying are supposed to be granted preferential treatment when it comes to scheduling their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Imerys signs agreement to end talc litigation in the United States

May 21, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Imerys announced on May 15 that it had reached agreement on a plan to end the [ talcum powder – asbestos litigation ] that resulted in the Chapter 11 (receivership) placement of its North American subsidiaries Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont and Imerys Talc Canada. The group had announced at the end of 2018 that these three subsidiaries, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Bankruptcy, Law, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, bankruptcy, Imerys Talc America, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Montana Supreme Court: BNSF Not Shielded from Liability in Libby Asbestos Cases

March 26, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

In a unanimous decision, the Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday determined that BNSF Railway Company is not shielded from liability for its role in spreading [ asbestos dust ] in the Northwest Montana town of Libby, where hundreds of people have died and thousands more are sick due to exposure. Facing hundreds of asbestos-related damage claims … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestosis, Exposure, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-related cancer, asbestos-related diseases, law, legal, Libby

Statute of Repose Bars Asbestos-related Claim by Former Power Plant Worker

February 17, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

The estate of a career pipefitter who died from mesothelioma recently lost an appeal on claims that asbestos exposure caused his cancer and the exposure, in the course of his employment, violated the state’s safe place statute.  [ This was an appeal of the trial court’s ruling that plaintiff’s complaint was barred by the Wisconsin construction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Claims, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, law, legal, mesothelioma lawsuits, Statutes of Repose

U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules

July 3, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten oversight of asbestos, and reduce the health risks that the substance poses to the public. The attorneys general from California and Massachusetts, Xavier Becerra and Maura Healey, said on Monday they are leading the case, after the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Law, Lawsuits Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), law, legal

J&J Asks Federal Court to Assume Baby Powder Lawsuits from State Courts

April 25, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson wants a federal judge to take over more than 2,000 baby-powder lawsuits it faces instead of allowing the cases to be heard by state-court juries, where the company has a mixed record. The world’s largest maker of health-care products seeks to invoke legal protections available to J&J’s bankrupt talc supplier Imerys Talc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Law, Lawsuits, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, bankruptcy, Imerys Talc America, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Mass. High Court Rules Statute of Repose Applies to Asbestos-Related Claims

March 8, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a time limit of six years also applies to claims involving diseases with extended latency periods, such as asbestos-related illnesses. The ruling follows the death of Wayne Oliver in 2016 due to mesothelioma … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos claims, asbestos lawsuits, mesothelioma lawsuits, Statutes of Repose

Appeals court affirms $14 million asbestos wrongful death award

March 5, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

An appeals court in South Carolina on Wednesday affirmed the denial of a motion for retrial in a $14 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a contractor who performed maintenance at a polyester plant and suffered from mesothelioma stemming from asbestos exposure. From 1971 to 1980, Dennis Seay was assigned via his employer Daniel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits

February 27, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder [ Imerys Talc America ] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on [ February 13, 2019 ] in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma. Imerys Talc America, the U.S. unit of French group Imerys SA, said it filed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, bankruptcy, Imerys Talc America, johnson & johnson, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Talc-asbestos lawsuits to stay in Pa. courts because of corporate registration law

February 1, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

According to the ruling of a federal judge, Pennsylvania courts now have jurisdiction over [ talc-asbestos lawsuits ] because the defendant followed state law in registering to do business in the state. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Michael M. Baylson declared that Imerys Talc America, defendant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, johnson & johnson, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

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