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13 Feb 2006, 7:50 am
This alternative would've addressed the biggest abuse in the current litigation but most of the senators seen enamored with the trust fund or don't want any reform at all.Specter's stated reason that employees of bankrupt companies would have no one to sue under the alternative sounds strange because 1) employees can claim worker's compensation against their employers even if the employer is bankrupt and 2) they can sue those who supplied asbestos-containing… [read post]
29 Aug 2010, 5:06 pm
The couple proceeded with product liability litigation naming several defendants who manufactured and supplied asbestos, but they went to trial only against Exxon Mobil Corp. after claims against the manufacturers were dismissed. [read post]
14 Jul 2008, 3:29 pm
The court further refused to sever the retroactivity provision from the rest of the Act, stating that “the singular purpose [of the Act] is to end litigation by claimants who have been damaged by asbestos exposure without resulting malignancy or physical impairment . . . the entire Act is tied to that aim. [read post]
18 Mar 2012, 7:38 am
In what the Supreme Court has called an “asbestos litigation crisis,” plaintiffs have brought hundreds of thousands of claims, and dozens of companies have been forced into bankruptcy. [read post]
15 Aug 2007, 11:11 am
One of the latest frontiers in asbestos premises liability litigation is called "take-home liability. [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 10:03 pm
District Judge Eduardo Robreno not to turn asbestos litigation into an investigation of false X-ray reports. [read post]
10 Dec 2006, 9:04 pm
According to Mark Behrens and Frank Cruz-Alvarez, that's how plaintiff's attorney Richard Scruggs has described the asbestos litigation. [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 4:10 am
(Asbestos litigation, to take the … Continue reading ? [read post]
30 Jun 2008, 9:33 am
Taking up the issue de novo, the court discussed a series of asbestos-related orders of Minnesota’s chief justices, beginning in 1987, for the purposes of streamlining asbestos-related litigation. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 1:34 pm
Analysts believe that current litigation could take decades to be completed and it could go on into the future because health problems with asbestos exposure can take decades to detect. [read post]
28 Aug 2010, 2:10 am
Asbestos. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 6:00 am
Historically, both the tobacco and asbestos litigation curtailed the use of the hazardous products going forward. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 9:00 pm
Virginia votes to protect one company against asbestos litigation The first story we encountered comes from the Virginia legislature. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 2:42 am
These cases clearly lend support to the belief that secondhand exposure cases will represent the "second wave" of asbestos litigation as family members of those that worked in close proximity to asbestos develop asbestos-related diseases. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 2:42 am
These cases clearly lend support to the belief that secondhand exposure cases will represent the "second wave" of asbestos litigation as family members of those that worked in close proximity to asbestos develop asbestos-related diseases. [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 10:02 am
Insurance payouts for asbestos-related litigation totaled $70 billion as of 2002, according to one study. [read post]
6 Oct 2013, 7:13 pm
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. of Omaha, Neb., has become one of the most powerful forces in asbestos and pollution litigation in the world.Berkshire’s reach has grown so vast that if you or a loved one files an asbestos- or pollution-related lawsuit in America, like Lopez, you’re likely to encounter a Berkshire subsidiary. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 10:55 am
All pending litigation against Garlock will be stayed as the company seeks to develop and implement a court-approved plan to permanently resolve all asbestos-related claims. [read post]
18 Oct 2021, 12:55 pm
Asbestos exposure in the workplace, for decades, has resulted in an epidemic of workers' compensation claims and civil litigation flowing from its long legacy of illness and death. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 3:17 am
(NYSE: CIR) today announced a major development in its effort to stem mounting asbestos litigation costs and resolve asbestos liability claims at its Leslie Controls, Inc. subsidiary. [read post]
