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16 Apr 2009, 10:36 pm
(a) Requires a claimant, to recover damages for malignant mesothelioma allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos or asbestos containing products, to prove, among other elements of the claim, that a defendant's product or conduct was a substantial factor in causing the claimant's injury. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 4:33 am
Next are the issues relating to asbestos claimant compensation, starting with the role of bankruptcy trusts in compensating asbestos claimants; the bankruptcy trust payment system can provide substantial compensation to asbestos victims, but is a “black box” system that remains hidden from public scrutiny. [read post]
11 Aug 2013, 5:29 am
Rabinovitz said she arrived at her figure by estimating the size of the population exposed to asbestos, the proportions of persons exposed to asbestos who develop mesothelioma, and the cost of defending asbestos claims among other factors.Rabinovitz’s figure comes close to the estimate of Mark Peterson, a lawyer with a Ph.D. in social psychology who does estimations for trusts and was also called to offer his estimation in court by claimant attorneys. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 12:38 pm
Because the potential claimants all must have been diagnosed prior to 2005, this could potential exempt a large portion of claimants/plaintiffs. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 5:43 pm
District Court Finds that Asbestos Claims for Brakes Pre-empted by a Federal Statute [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 9:13 am
Although the possibility exists that a claimant could file the same medical evidence and altered work histories with different trusts, each trust’s focus is to ensure that each claim meets the criteria defined in its TDP, meaning the claimant has met the requisite medical and exposure histories to the satisfaction of the trustees. [read post]
30 Aug 2022, 3:10 pm
Asbestos Trust Corruption – Cronyism, Insider Dealing, and Fraud by Fiduciaries Steven Kazan and Alan Brayton – Over $2,000,000,000.00 (BILLION) Misappropriated…Asbestos Victims Lose…. [read post]
3 Aug 2013, 6:23 pm
He said he arrived at that figure by taking into account factors such as the estimated number of future claimants. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 4:00 am
"Finally, the Appellate Division, citing Matter of Losurdo v Asbestos Free, 1 NY3d at 267, said considering Claimant's substantial, repeated misrepresentations of his functional abilities and condition, it was not persuaded by Claimant's argument that imposing the discretionary penalty of permanent disqualification for workers' compensation benefits was disproportionate to his misrepresentations.* See Losurdo v Asbestos Free, 1 NY2d… [read post]
21 May 2014, 7:23 am
In 2007, Claimant’s husband (now deceased), Mr. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 1:01 pm
The company agreed to pay the Statutory Settlement Claimants $ 360 million, in addition to payments for Common Law and Hawaii victims. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 3:17 am
Supported by a committee of attorneys representing current asbestos claimants and a proposed independent representative of future claimants, the plan is intended to permanently resolve Leslie’s asbestos liability through the creation of a trust pursuant to Section 524(g) of the U.S. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 1:55 am
Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd Court of Appeal "A claimant who brought an action in tort for exposure to asbestos dust which resulted in mesothelioma was required to establish a material increase in the risk of contracting the disease because of the tortious exposure. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 10:39 am
Amidst its creditors are a number of asbestos claimants. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 5:22 pm
The cases arise out of the Johns-Manville asbestos cases. [read post]
27 Apr 2007, 7:47 am
More repercussions from Judge Jack's exposure of "red flags of fraud" among repeat silicosis/asbestos claimants, per the Associated Press: "A doctor who made thousands of questionable diagnoses of the lung disease silicosis has surrendered his Texas medical license amid an... [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 5:00 am
The case involves an asbestos company, Johns Manville, that had been implicated in a class action suit involving approximately 16,000 people, who claimed damages relating to asbestos poisoning and exposure. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 12:39 pm
House Judiciary passes measure (FACT Act) promoting transparency of asbestos trusts, could preserve assets for honest claimants by curbing n-tuple dippers [Harold Kim/US Chamber, Ted Frank] “$48 million jackpot justice asbestos award for 86-year-old” [Frank] Canadian court: car crash caused chronic cough [Magraken] Push in Connecticut legislature to ease expert testimony threshold, thus enabling more med-mal suits [Zachary Janowski, Raising Hale] … [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 6:00 am
They offer a variety of reasons supporting that proposition, including that today’s defendants are often peripheral players who neither manufactured or distributed asbestos and were unaware of its dangers, that enormous litigation spending has already ensued[,] that injury costs are fully internalized by defendants, and that punitive damages awards deplete available funds and thus penalize future claimants. [read post]
25 May 2017, 7:06 pm
During the course of his employment with the Longshore employer, Claimant was exposed to asbestos, and, in 2009, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. [read post]
