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7 May 2024, 1:23 pm by Adam Levitin
Despite the support from these putative claimants, LTL 2.0 didn't get very far. [read post]
6 May 2024, 10:00 pm by Sherica Celine
Mass torts claimants can result from a myriad of situations, for instance, from exposure to asbestos or benzene, sexual abuse, or wildfires started by a power company. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 12:05 pm by admin
”[4] By 1990, testifying in the Virgin Islands, Egilman had appeared upon the asbestos scene. [5] And then, Egilman seemed to be everywhere. [read post]
13 Apr 2024, 3:33 pm by admin
Prelude to Litigation Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) was a widely used direct α-adrenergic agonist used as a medication to control cold symptoms and to suppress appetite for weight loss.[1] In 1972, an over-the-counter (OTC) Advisory Review Panel considered the safety and efficacy of PPA-containing nasal decongestant medications, leading, in 1976, to a recommendation that the agency label these medications as “generally recognized as safe and effective. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 7:03 am by Robin E. Kobayashi
Boards and Commissions may allow for a claimant’s flawed, but explainable, memory [see Matter of Updike v. [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 8:20 pm by Jon L. Gelman
Asbestos Claimants Maybe be Impacted by US Supreme Court Decision, www.gelmans.com (03/22/2024)......ORDER NOW .... [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 8:41 am by Ronald Mann
The asbestos claimants and Kaiser Gypsum itself (the debtor) filed separate briefs supporting the exclusion of the insurer from the process, but they both make much the same argument. [read post]
8 Mar 2024, 9:05 pm by Korinne Dunn
Melanson suggests instead that Section 524(g)’s legislative history contemplated expansion beyond the asbestos context and that non-debtor releases would maximize claimants’ potential recovery. [read post]
9 Jan 2024, 4:54 pm by Levin Papantonio
Both petitions failed.Plaintiffs’ attorneys have remarked the bankruptcy tactics aimed to avert jury trials and succeeded in stalling justice for claimants. [read post]
1 Jan 2024, 9:05 pm by renholding
 The seminal case, Manville, resolved legacy asbestos liabilities through debtor and third-party funding of a claimant trust and an order channeling all Manville asbestos liabilities, present and future, to that trust for administrative resolution and payment. [read post]
2 Dec 2023, 10:40 am by Amy Howe
Moreover, the trustee continues, except for a single provision (that is not relevant to this case because it deals with asbestos), nothing in the Bankruptcy Code suggests that courts have the power to provide the Sacklers with releases from personal liability to creditors and victims. [read post]
11 Oct 2023, 5:07 am by Bob Kraft
It also covers illnesses caused by hazardous workplace conditions, such as asbestos-related diseases or chemical burns. [read post]
4 Oct 2023, 7:03 pm by Texas Legal News
Unfortunately, the right to file may be forever lost if a claimant fails to file suit within Texas's statute of limitations period. [read post]
10 Sep 2023, 6:27 am by Throneberry Law Group
While some people suffer asbestos exposure because of nobody’s fault, often, asbestos exposure happens because of other people’s negligence. [read post]