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23 Feb 2009, 3:27 pm
The benefits delivered were very limited. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 5:04 am
Asbestos Corp., 480 A.2d 647, 651 (Del. 1984), an asbestos case (obviously), but that was as much because of lack of exposure as due to any evaluation of the viability of the underlying claim.Moreover, Guinan I stated that not only was medical monitoring itself uncertain under Delaware law, but plaintiffs advocated a "novel theory that a tort claim for medical monitoring can be applied to medical procedures and devices. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 11:53 am
If a corporate entity manufactured asbestos-containing products, they could get sued quite a few times. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 7:22 am
The ATRA advocates taking these decisions away from regular people, and limiting the decisions juries are allowed to make. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 2:06 am
The court held that a "misrepresentation" based entirely on product labeling-based wasn't bound by the limits of product liability law. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 10:30 pm
Hyman Issue: Whether a state court judgment holding a corporate fiduciary liable for misappropriation of corporate assets is dischargeable in bankruptcy. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 11:32 pm
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Lifland,J.) confirmed a landmark plan of reorganization for Johns ¬-Manville Corporation that channeled hundreds of thousands of asbestos-related personal injury claims into a special trust fund for the benefit of injured workers and their families. [read post]
4 Dec 2008, 1:48 pm
Limiting money, in other words, is limiting speech. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 4:19 pm
This is "corporate welfare for corporate serial killers", says Pat Martin, a former asbestos miner who is one of the few members of parliament to denounce the hypocrisy. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 10:00 pm
Ward is currently the (and President of the Port Authority's wholly owned entities: Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, the Newark Legal and Communications Center Urban Renewal Corporation, and the New York and New Jersey Railroad Corporation). [read post]
17 Sep 2008, 4:34 pm
And there wasn't much coverage of why the jury awarded punitive damages: because McDonald's hadn't done anything about 700 previous complaints about scalds from coffee; the jury thought that the way to get the attention of the huge corporation was to award punitive damages -- the huge number was about the amount of profit McDonald's made from coffee in two days.Chapter Seven looks at the coverage of tobacco litigation.A couple of the authors' observations from their… [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 3:33 am
Among other things, the Court will be asked to consider whether the former directors and officers failed to discharge their duties with due care and diligence in that they, having regard to the information of which they were aware and which was available to them at the relevant times, did not take steps to ensure that James Hardie Industries Limited (JHIL) did not contravene its obligations under the Corporations Act with respect to disclosures made concerning: the adequacy of… [read post]
27 Aug 2008, 3:13 pm
August 15, 2008), the corporation sought coverage under its Directors & Officers policy for suits by shareholders who complained that the insured had failed to disclose its liability for environmental problems facing a corporate subsidiary. [read post]
25 Aug 2008, 10:55 am
The court also examined prior precedents where medical monitoring was approved, and found those precedents were limited to personal injury stemming from asbestos exposure and exposure to environmental contamination. [read post]
4 Aug 2008, 6:16 pm
Among the defendants is AES Corporation, a Virginia-based energy conglomerate that operates various coal-fired plants. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 4:47 pm
Corporate special interests want to limit the compensation that deserving victims of malpractice can receive for their injuries, even though medical malpractice insurance rates do not go down when states reduce malpractice compensation. [read post]
14 Jul 2008, 10:06 pm
The court held in an asbestos related action that the facts surrounding the worker's employment in the construction of a facility back in 1970-71 did not give rise to a finding of liability in a construction negligence action. [read post]
29 May 2008, 4:21 pm
Asbestos Corporation Limited, et al. [read post]
29 May 2008, 12:33 am
Court Ruling Gives New Life to Thousands of Asbestos Suits
Daily Business Review
A Florida appeals court breathed new life into thousands of pending asbestos-related lawsuits Wednesday by invalidating retroactivity in a state law designed to limit the number of people eligible to sue. [read post]
8 May 2008, 1:48 pm
Public Health Service issued a "good-practice" guideline for Threshold Limit Values of asbestos exposure. [read post]
