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Avon Hit With $40 Million Verdict in California Talc Lawsuit

December 29, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

Avon Products Inc. was ordered by a California jury to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in US litigation. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that punished Avon Friday for hiding the risks that some of its talc-based powders can cause … [Read more...]

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

Court upholds award to family of worker who died of asbestos exposure

August 17, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

The South Carolina Supreme Court [in August 2021] upheld a $16 million jury award to the family of a maintenance worker at a polyester fiber plant who died following years of asbestos exposure. Hystron Fibers Inc., owned by defendant CNA Holdings, hired Daniel Construction Co. in 1965 to build a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. When the … [Read more...]

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

Talc-Based Beauty Products Found to be Contaminated with Asbestos

December 14, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Talc-based beauty products have been found to be contaminated with asbestos according to some recent news headlines.  How can this be? For years, cosmetics and personal care products have included a mineral ingredient called talc in their manufacturing process. Talc's original intention was to improve the texture and feel of products, absorb … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

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

Private Settlement Reached in Mesothelioma Case

July 30, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

A private settlement was reached in a mass litigation asbestos case [on July 28, 2020] in Ohio County [(West Virginia)] Circuit Court, meaning a trial set to take place at The Highlands Event Center next week won’t be necessary. Both Ohio County Clerk of Courts Brenda Miller and court employees for Judge Ronald Wilson said details of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lawsuits, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, lung cancer, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

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

Recall: FDA Sees Trace Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder

October 25, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

A shipment of baby powder has been recalled by Johnson & Johnson after U.S. authorities found asbestos in it. The recall comes after months of denial from the company about the presence of the cancer-causing substance in its talc-based products, The New York Times reported [October 19, 2019]. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma lawsuits, talcum powder mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson must pay dying woman $29 million over talc-linked cancer

March 25, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson must pay about $29 million to a dying California woman who blamed asbestos-tainted talc for causing her cancer, the company’s latest loss in nationwide litigation over its iconic baby powder. Jurors in state court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday held J&J responsible for Teresa Leavitt’s mesothelioma, a cancer linked to … [Read more...]

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

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