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Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Retrial Begins Monday in South Carolina, CVN to Webcast Live

November 6, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

The retrial of a lawsuit claiming asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products caused a 30-year-old attorney to develop mesothelioma begins [November 5, 2018] in South Carolina state court, and the full trial will be webcast live and on demand by Courtroom View Network. A hung jury last May caused an initial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

NY Court of Appeals to Weigh Expert Opinion Linking Asbestos, Mesothelioma

October 22, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

The New York Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments this week on whether expert testimony on the potential link between certain asbestos-containing products and a mechanic’s mesothelioma was enough for a jury to find Ford Motor Co. partly liable for the worker’s illness. The arguments are on an appeal from the Appellate Division, First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Law, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos claims, asbestos lawsuits, l, mesothelioma lawsuits

Appellate court requires Reynolds to disclose lists linked to asbestos lawsuit

October 15, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

A three-judge appellate court panel in Pennsylvania ruled Thursday that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. must release lists of smokers and employees who sued Lorillard Inc. related to cigarette filters that contained asbestos. Reynolds inherited the legal liability as part of its $29.25 billion purchase of Lorillard in July 2015. Reynolds could not be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos claims, asbestos lawsuits, cigarette filters, malignant mesothelioma, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Killed by a cuddle: Woman died after exposure to second-hand asbestos on husband’s overalls

July 27, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

Babcock International Ltd has been ordered to pay compensation to the children, grandchildren and siblings of Adrienne Sweeney, who lost her battle with mesothelioma – an extremely aggressive form of lung cancer – in August 2015 [after her exposures to second-hand asbestos years earlier]. The mother-of-three, from Paisley in Renfrewshire, had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos claims, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, malignant mesothelioma, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, secondhand asbestos exposure

Mack Trucks Wins Appeal of $6 Million Asbestos Verdict

May 23, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

Mack Trucks Inc. and Ford Motor Co. won a new trial in an asbestos exposure suit after Maryland’s top court threw out a Baltimore man’s $6 million jury award. The trial court improperly instructed the jury on what is needed to show the companies negligently exposed him to asbestos-containing brake parts that he worked around. The elements of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Law, Lawsuits Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits

J&J defends itself in trial over baby powder asbestos claims

May 21, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

A trial for a lawsuit alleging that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder was responsible for the death of a woman due to her exposure to cancer-causing asbestos began in South Carolina on Monday in the latest case against the healthcare conglomerate and a supplier over their talc-based products. The case also names as a defendant a local unit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Court: No company liability for asbestos exposure by family of worker

May 15, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

Arizona companies have no duty to protect family members from exposure to toxic materials their employees bring home on their work clothes, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday. In the first ruling of its kind in Arizona, a majority of the justices rejected arguments by of survivors of Ernest Quiroz that Reynolds Metal Co. should be held … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos claims, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, paraoccupational exposures, secondhand asbestos exposure

J&J, Imerys unit must pay $117 million in N.J. asbestos cancer case

April 13, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products, a New Jersey state court jury said on Wednesday. The jury ordered the companies to pay an additional $80 million in punitive damages to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Case Reports, Exposure, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Foster Wheeler Can’t Sink Ship Worker’s Asbestos Claim

April 12, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

Foster Wheeler LLC failed to shake asbestos exposure claims by the estate of a shipyard worker who allegedly worked in close proximity to the company’s boilers. Because the ships were new when machinist Robert Hilt worked in the boiler rooms, the estate’s claim that he was exposed to the original asbestos-containing materials in the boilers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Law, Lawsuits Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos claims, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits

Court Grants New Chance for Suit Linking Lawn Fertilizer, Mesothelioma

March 1, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

A New Jersey appeals court has reopened a wrongful death suit on behalf of a man who, plaintiffs claim, developed mesothelioma as a result of using Scotts lawn fertilizer. The appeals court, reversing the trial judge, said newly discovered evidence required reopening the case. Scotts had secured dismissal of the lawsuit on summary judgment in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-related cancer, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, vermiculite ore

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