The Ferraro Law Firm Secures A $37 Million Jury Award
The Ferraro Law Firm’s Florida asbestos lawyers successfully secured a $37 million verdict in favor of a client diagnosed with mesothelioma, following exposure to asbestos contained in brake lining. The plaintiff filed his case in Hillsborough Circuit Court soon after being diagnosed with the terminal cancer in February 2013 A confidential settlement was reached between the plaintiff […]
RPM, Bondex Parent Company, to Pay $800M in Asbestos Bankruptcy Settlement
The producer of Rust-Oleum and other types of specialty paints announced recently that it plans to settle thousands of pending and future asbestos injury claims by paying nearly $800 million. The payment will be made on behalf of its subsidiary, Bondex, which filed for bankruptcy in 2010 amid mounting mesothelioma lawsuits stemming from public use […]
Texas Courts Approach “Any Exposure” With “Lohrmann Plus Standard”
More than a dozen states, wading through asbestos litigation and mesothelioma lawsuits, have made it clear they will not accept the “any exposure theory” from plaintiffs. This is the theory holding that because no amount of asbestos exposure is safe, every encounter must therefore be considered dangerous. Courts have decided plaintiffs need to show more […]
Collin v. CalPortland Co. – Mesothelioma Lawsuit Reviewed by Appellate Court
It’s common in mesothelioma litigation for plaintiffs to file suit against numerous defendants, alleging that a harmful degree of asbestos exposure from each of them contributed to terminal illness. Many defendants fight vigorously early in the process to obtain a summary judgment in their favor. A summary judgment means the court has determined there is […]
Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. – Evidence of Causation Must be Sufficient in Mesothelioma Trial
In mesothelioma litigation, one of the most important – and difficult – elements to prove is causation. This is due to several factors. First and foremost is the fact that usually decades have passed since the asbestos exposure. Presenting testimony from witnesses who would be reliably able to support the plaintiff’s theory is a challenge […]
Rost v. Ford Motor Co. – Court Upholds Plaintiff Award, Clarifies “Any Exposure”
The type of argument that can be brought against defendants in asbestos lawsuits varies greatly among jurisdictions, based on the established case law in that region. Mesothelioma attorneys know that one of the ways in which we have seen this manifested is in the various court approaches to something called the “any exposure theory.” This […]
Mesothelioma Litigation With Numerous Defendants Commonplace
A recent mesothelioma lawsuit filed by a former shipyard worker in Louisiana was headlined by a local news outlet as having a “lengthy” list of defendants who are believed to have contributed to his toxic asbestos exposure. However, having a host of defendants in these cases is not uncommon. While the defendants paint this as […]
“Any Exposure” Asbestos Appeal Rejected by PA Appellate Court
An appellate court in Pennsylvania recently upheld a $1.3 million award against welding firm Hobart Brothers Co., following a challenge that alleged an expert witness had run afoul of a recent state high court decision rejecting the “any exposure” theory. Our mesothelioma lawyers are pleased to hear that the court did not apply that ruling […]
Asbestos Victim Exposure History Revelation Critical in Litigation
Asbestos victims received a blow with a recent federal court ruling, upholding a lower trial judge’s decision to dismiss the claims of 12 plaintiffs represented by another law firm in a multi-district case for failure to supply extensive and specific exposure histories. Our mesothelioma attorneys understand this failure was not in compliance with an earlier […]
Asbestos Defendant’s Attempt to Limit Liability Rejected by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Factions of specialty chemicals maker RPM International Inc. are in the process of bankruptcy due to asbestos litigation, and attorneys for the firm had attempted to argue that its liability should be somewhere in the neighborhood of $300 million to $575 million. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court, however, basically said, “Nice try, but you’ll have to […]
