Articles Posted in Companies & Asbestos

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as R.L. In a recent ruling, a Multnomah County jury ordered John Crane Inc., a company that makes gaskets, to pay $34.2 million to R.L. after determining that the company was responsible for the asbestos exposure that resulted in his…

For purposes of this article, the deceased mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as E.S. In a recent ruling, a Delaware jury rendered a verdict of $9 million in favor of E.S.’s family, an Illinois resident who succumbed to mesothelioma. According to the lawsuit, E.S. suffered asbestos exposure from shotgun shells manufactured…

For purposes of this article, the deceased mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as A.B., and her sister will be referred to as L.W. In a recent case, a New York court allowed jury selection to move forward in a case linking Vanderbilt Minerals’ talc mining operations to a mesothelioma diagnosis. The…

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as Mr. J.S., and his wife will be referred to as Mrs. D.S. In a recent ruling, an appellate court rejected Fort Motor Company’s (FMC) attempt to overturn a jury verdict awarding $3.3 million to Mr. J.S., a mesothelioma victim,…

Mesothelioma patients, advocacy groups, and public health experts have raised concerns after a recent judicial ruling that halted the implementation of a long-anticipated ban on chrysotile asbestos. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) request to postpone the enforcement of the March 2024 rule that would have…

For purposes of this article, the deceased mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as M.W., and his surviving wife will be referred to as D.W. In a recent ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed sanctions imposed on Canadian asbestos manufacturer, Atlas Turner, for refusing to participate in a mesothelioma wrongful death…

Asbestos lurks in many workplaces, putting many workers in harm’s way daily. Asbestos is a well-known cause of serious health conditions, such as mesothelioma. While this dangerous material is no longer commonly used, it still hides in many older buildings, particularly in walls, ceilings, floors, and pipes. Whether you are a construction worker, electrician, plumber,…

For purposes of this article, the workers in this case will be referred to as T.C. and T.S. In a recent troubling California case, two heavy equipment operators filed a lawsuit against their former employer, Reyes Construction, after claiming they were fired for sounding the alarm about improper asbestos handling. The two, T.C. and T.S.,…

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as D.R.K. A recent mesothelioma case involving occupational asbestos exposure has shed light on a lesser-known source of contamination: commercial pizza ovens. D.R.K., a former pizza cook, was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma after working in pizza restaurants between the 60s…

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as R.H. In a recent court decision, the California Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the family of a mesothelioma victim in a lawsuit against two foreign car parts manufacturers. The ruling reversed an earlier trial court decision that…