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CDC Reports Increase in Mesothelioma Deaths Among Women

By | Published May 24, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on CDC Reports Increase in Mesothelioma Deaths Among Women

In a recent study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers analyzed the incidence of malignant mesothelioma mortality in females in the US. The research team identified deaths related to mesothelioma from 1999 to 2020 and also included any death certificates having the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code for Read More

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EPA Proposes Groundbreaking Ban On Using Chrysotile Asbestos

By | Published May 10, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on EPA Proposes Groundbreaking Ban On Using Chrysotile Asbestos

April 2022 EPA’s Proposed Ban of Ongoing Uses of Asbestos will, if finalized, protect American workers and families by prohibiting ongoing uses of the only known form of asbestos currently imported into the U.S. to address the unreasonable risk found to human health in the December 2020 chrysotile asbestos risk evaluation. The proposed rule would Read More

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Insurance Company Ordered by Court To Pay Mesothelioma Claim

By | Published April 29, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Insurance Company Ordered by Court To Pay Mesothelioma Claim

A claim was filed by David Rollins, who blamed his malignant mesothelioma on exposure to asbestos brought home on his stepfather’s clothing. Rollins’ stepfather had worked at the Bowater Paper Mill, where Covil Corporation’s asbestos-contaminated thermal insulation and building materials had been installed. Rollins filed suit against Covil seeking compensation for his illness. Though Covil’s Read More

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Goodyear Must Face Former Carpenter Over Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer

By | Published April 21, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Goodyear Must Face Former Carpenter Over Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer

Ferdinand Catapano worked as a carpenter for almost 40 years at commercial and residential properties. Among the projects to which he was assigned included installing Goodyear floor tile. Now suffering from lung cancer, Mr. Catapano recalls that the tiles that he worked with came in a box that was specifically marked “vinyl asbestos tile.” Recently, Read More

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Fraud Case Allowed to Proceed Against Johnson & Johnson

By | Published April 14, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Fraud Case Allowed to Proceed Against Johnson & Johnson

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge recently ruled that the ongoing Chapter 11 case in which Johnson & Johnson seeks to avoid personal injury liability by creating a separate subsidiary should not stop a fraud lawsuit against the company. The judge’s decision specifically addressed another case: a class action fraud claim led by the family of Read More

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DE Supreme Court Reverses Decision In Favor Of Mesothelioma Victim’s Wife

By | Published April 7, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on DE Supreme Court Reverses Decision In Favor Of Mesothelioma Victim’s Wife

Shelley Droz alleged that her husband, Eric Droz, used an arc grinding machine to resurface brake drum shoes that contained asbestos. She claimed the arc grinder manufacturer, Hennessy, knew that the grinding process generated asbestos dust, and Hennessy had a duty under Washington State law to warn about the dangers of asbestos dust exposure. The Read More

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GA Court of Appeals Reverses Decision In Favor of Mesothelioma Victim

By | Published March 17, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on GA Court of Appeals Reverses Decision In Favor of Mesothelioma Victim

Kevin Sinyard developed malignant pleural mesothelioma following a 25-plus year career as a pipefitter. Three of the defendants include premises defendants (Georgia Power, Ford Motor Company, and Piedmont Hospital), where Sinyard worked from 1975 until 1989. The trial court granted summary judgment to all three defendants. However, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the decision. Read More

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Johnson & Johnson’s Asbestos Testing On Prisoners Revealed in Court Documents

By | Published March 10, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Johnson & Johnson’s Asbestos Testing On Prisoners Revealed in Court Documents

A report in the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed that “More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated in Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson & Johnson, according to unsealed documents. Now, those studies have come back to haunt the world’s largest maker of health-care products. In one study, inmates were paid to Read More

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Judge Approves J&J Strategy To Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court

By | Published March 7, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Judge Approves J&J Strategy To Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Court

As reported in Reuters news service, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) can use the bankruptcy system to resolve multibillion-dollar litigation claiming its talc products cause cancer, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, February 25, signing off on a legal maneuver that enables the company to avoid fighting more than 38,000 individual lawsuits. J&J used a strategy Read More

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Montana Jury Awards Asbestos Victim $36.5 Million

By | Published February 24, 2022 | Posted in Asbestos | Comments Off on Montana Jury Awards Asbestos Victim $36.5 Million

A Cascade County, Montana jury delivered a $36.5 million verdict on Thursday, after it determined the insurance carrier wasn’t protected by the W. R. Grace bankruptcy in Libby, Montana more than two decades ago, and that it had a separate duty to warn workers like Ralph Hutt of the dangers. According to an article in Read More

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