Manufacturer Found Not Liable for Component Part
Component parts are now a significant issue in asbestos litigation. Courts have reached different conclusions about when a defendant can be liable for the use of asbestos-containing components within its products. Although a manufacturer is generally not liable for asbestos-related injuries resulting from exposure through parts it did not manufacture or distribute, some courts have […]
North Dakota Supreme Court Finds No Duty in Secondary Exposure to Asbestos Case
Cases arising from secondary exposure to asbestos involve different issues from those arising from direct exposure. Secondary exposure generally occurs when a person who is exposed to asbestos fibers “takes home” those fibers on his or her clothes, exposing his or her family to the fibers. A significant issue in these “take-home” asbestos cases is […]
Product Liability for Component Parts Containing Asbestos
Sometimes asbestos is contained in a component part of a larger product. When these component parts require regular maintenance or replacement, the person responsible for the maintenance may be exposed to asbestos. Courts are currently determining whether the manufacturer of the larger product can be held liable for injuries arising from such exposure. The Maryland […]
Potential Liability for Brake Lining Grinding Machine Manufacturer in California – Sherman v. Hennessy Industries, Inc.
Manufacturers of products containing asbestos may be liable for mesothelioma or other injuries caused by the asbestos in those products. The liability of manufacturers of products that do not contain asbestos but release asbestos fibers from other products is not as clear. California courts have previously addressed the issue of liability for “adjacent” products that […]
Proving Damages in California Asbestos Cases- Soto v. Bargwarner Morse Tec Inc.
In an asbestos exposure case, there may be several types of damages available, including wrongful death damages, punitive damages, and non-economic damages. The plaintiff must, however, be entitled to recover as a result of the injury. Additionally, the plaintiff must present the appropriate evidence at trial. Failure to do so could result in a reversal […]
Tenth Circuit Says Excess Insurer Not Responsible for Asbestos Claims When Primary Insurer Is Insolvent
Insurance plays an important role in personal injury cases. Large companies often have multiple policies with different types of coverage, including “excess coverage” which takes effect when the primary policy has paid out its limits. The Tenth Circuit recently decided whether excess insurers were responsible for defending and indemnifying a distributor of products containing asbestos […]
The Ferraro Law Firm Succeeds in Florida Appeal Against Union Carbide
James Louis Ferraro and Juan Pablo Bauta, II of The Ferraro Law Firm recently successfully appealed an asbestos case to the Florida Supreme Court in Aubin v. Union Carbide Corporation. The plaintiff was exposed to asbestos fibers while working as a construction supervisor for his father’s company from 1972 to 1974. He was not aware that […]
Ferraro Law Firm Wins $17 Million Mesothelioma Lawsuit
The Ferraro Law Firm has secured a $17 million verdict on behalf of a former construction worker who was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Jurors found the plaintiff’s terminal cancer was caused in large part by exposure to asbestos found in the defendant’s joint compound product. The complex case of Taylor v. Georgia Pacific, before the Florida Southern […]
Jury Awards $1.42 Million to Widow in Mesothelioma Lawsuit
A jury in New York awarded $1.42 million to the widow of a man who died of complications related to asbestos exposure that the decedent suffered while working in the U.S. Navy between 1967 and 1971. The verdict followed a nine-day trial against John Crane, Inc., which was the sole defendant remaining of more than […]
Merwitz v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. – $7.25M Verdict for Asbestos Death
A jury recently awarded $7.25 million to the estate of a man who died of an asbestos-related disease known as mesothelioma. Although the decedent died just six months after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, his lawsuit alleged he was exposed to the toxic mineral in the 1960s while he toiled in a U.S. Navy […]
