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28 Jun 2010, 5:44 pm by etoupin
While litigation against companies which expose their employees to asbestos fibers is generally becoming more and more successful, the Ohio Supreme Court drew the line at “take home” asbestos contamination. [read post]
26 Sep 2012, 10:03 am
  The decision further supports the prevailing view in Massachusetts that strict liability is rarely applicable to defendants mired in the asbestos litigation. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 5:22 pm
Here is the abstract: Large-scale litigation, such as the Vioxx, Zyprexa, and asbestos cases, breeds conflict. [read post]
20 May 2015, 2:01 pm by Schachtman
The Case of Barry Castleman Barry Castleman has been a fixture in asbestos litigation for over three decades. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 8:55 am by Carrie Lin
Impact of O’Neil Decision on California Asbestos Litigation Going Forward The O’Neil decision will likely have a significant impact on asbestos litigation going forward. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 7:36 am
The latter has been treated as referring to the point in time when the employee was exposed to asbestos. [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 7:02 am by Legal Profession Prof
Over the course of more than two decades representing clients in asbestos litigation, the plaintiff Governo Law Firm LLC (GLF) systematically... [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 6:39 am
We've discussed Lester Brickman's important work on rampant fraud and misdiagnosis in asbestos, silicosis and fen-phen mass screenings, and now the Cardozo lawprof is out with an SSRN paper entitled "The Use of Litigation Screenings in Mass Torts: A Formula... [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 6:24 pm by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
HR 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017, has now passed the House and is pending in the Senate's Committee on the Judiciary. [read post]
6 Jan 2010, 9:19 pm by Walter Olson
"[John] Sampson, the state Senate Democratic leader, quietly accepted a job last month as 'counsel' to Belluck & Fox, a politically connected Manhattan law firm that specializes in asbestos litigation and that claims to have won $220 million in judgments. [read post]
3 May 2009, 10:09 pm
Asbestos-litigation edition, with a special nod to the Global Tort blog, which has been providing much coverage of the subject: Controversy heats up in Scotland and London over Scottish legislation to open up compensation over pleural plaques [March, April posts,... [read post]
28 Jul 2009, 7:37 am
The current abstract can be found here, and I invite comments from anyone with an interest in mass torts and asbestos litigation, including those who may not... [read post]
5 Feb 2007, 8:38 am
Cleveland Plain Dealer profiles judge Harry Hanna, who cracked down on abusive asbestos litigation in his Cuyahoga County courtroom (more here and here): Brayton Purcell "chose to weave a seemingly endless web of deceit," customizing each of its claims to... [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 9:14 pm
William Roberts Wilson, who was done out of his share of asbestos fees by Dickie Scruggs and lost the ensuing litigation (federal prosecutors say) because Scruggs's agents had reached the judge, says the bribe money Scruggs paid should be considered... [read post]
31 Oct 2008, 7:46 am
But only after reading this week's updates: Reform, Legislation, Policy Asbestos litigation: the gift that keeps on giving [ALI-ABA] Not quite... [read post]
31 Aug 2006, 10:22 pm
September 11 litigation as an industry, courtesy of the asbestos/tobacco zillionaires from South Carolina:While other lawyers have resolved most or all of their cases -- at least 32 of the roughly 90 total lawsuits have settled -- Motley Rice has... [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 9:07 pm by Walter Olson
" [Michael Fox] California as "litigation magnet"? [read post]