Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Claims Expand to New Industries

by J. David Brittingham, Michael Gray | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 3/19/2013

Bronchiolitis obliterans, once viewed a problem unique to the microwave popcorn and flavoring industries, is quickly expanding to become a widespread phenomena in many workplaces. Researchers continue to expand the list of...more

How Interactive Timelines Build and Strengthen Opening Statements

by Cogent Legal on 3/14/2013

Employment, business and personal injury cases are ideally suited for laying out the facts in chronological order to enhance jury understanding. we generally recommend attorneys start with an interactive timeline that shows...more

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Litigation/Courts: $48 Million Verdict Tops Mesothelioma Awards

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/24/2013

In the largest mesothelioma award in California this year, a Los Angeles County jury awarded a mesothelioma victim and his family $48 million against several firms, including at least two cement companies....more

INSIGHTS - Patton Boggs Safety & Health and Crisis Management Newsletter - October 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 10/12/2012

In This Issue: 1. Rockefeller Reintroduces Mine Reform Legislation 2. Whistleblower Protections Added to Highway Bill 3. GAO Endorses Studies Supporting Black Lung Rule 4. Demolition, Underground Construction...more

Personal Injury in the Workplace and When to Sue

by Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 10/12/2012

Most people think that if they’ve been injured on the job, they can only collect from workers compensation. While that is true in some cases, there are exceptions to the rule that enable injured employees to sue for further...more

Asbestos Alert: OSHA Regulations Held Insufficient as Basis for Expert Opinion that Certain Materials Contained Asbestos

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 8/17/2012

The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Perini, a general contractor. Plaintiff alleged that he was exposed to asbestos by Perini employees at job locations where construction of...more

How Storyboards Helped Make a Complex Case and Could Help Yours, Too

by Cogent Legal on 8/16/2012

This post spotlights one of the best and most convenient types of litigation graphics: Storyboards. What I mean by a “storyboard” is basically a series of images that are used to show how an incident occurred, what could have...more

Employer Has No Duty to Protect Family Members of Employees from Secondhand Asbestos Exposure in Court of Appeal Ruling

by CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program on 7/31/2012

In past years, second-hand asbestos exposure claims against product manufacturers and premises owners have increased with the decline of the more traditional asbestos exposure cases. These ‘bystander’ plaintiffs allege that...more

New Rules for Asbestos Cases in San Francisco

by Sedgwick LLP on 7/20/2012

Effective July 2, 2012, asbestos cases in the San Francisco Superior Court are being governed by a new set of procedural rules. Following a decline in asbestos filings and severe budget shortfalls, the court issued the...more

Frederick Place Chambers June Newsletter

by Polly Lord on 6/30/2012

This month's newsletter from Frederick Place Chambers focuses on health and safety law. Also includes all the latest news and views from Chambers....more

UK Supreme Court Pulls Trigger on Asbestos Liability Insurance - Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter - Summer 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/22/2012

The UK's highest court has issued its decision in the Employers' Liability Insurance "Trigger" Litigation: BAI (Run Off) Ltd v Durham & Ors, [2012] UKSC 14 (28 March 2012), and finally resolved a long-pending dispute over...more

Premises Owner Owes No Duty to Protect Family Members of Independent Contractors From Secondary Exposure to Asbestos

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/21/2012

The California Court of Appeal held in Campbell v. Ford Motor Company, 2012 WL 1820919, that a premises owner owes no duty to warn family members of employees of contractors of the hazards of secondary asbestos exposure....more

“I blame the parents”: Parent companies (in the UK) may owe a duty of care to their subsidiaries’ employees

by K&L Gates LLP on 6/11/2012

The English Court of Appeal recently delivered a judgment in Chandler v Cape Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 525 which has potentially significant implications for groups of companies. It is also a warning of contingent liabilities which...more

Asbestos Exposure did not Cause Colon Cancer: Ontario WSIAT

by Dentons on 3/29/2012

A mining worker’s exposure to asbestos did not cause his colon cancer, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has held. The worker worked for a “nickel producer” for approximately 38 years from 1959...more

Hidden Conflict by Judge Overturns Oil Worker’s $322 Million Asbestos Verdict

by Lawyers.com on 1/18/2012

Thomas Brown, Jr. labored on oil rigs for three decades unloading raw asbestos; he now suffers from lung disease as a result and requires oxygen 24 hours a day in order to breathe. Last month he saw his record $322 million...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds Four Defendant Manufacturers of Beryllium-Containing Aircraft Parts Relieved of Failure-to-Warn Liability...

by Morgan Lewis on 11/4/2011

On October 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Georgia law, held that four defendant manufacturers were relieved of liability for failing to warn current and former employees of Lockheed Martin...more

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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Claims Expand to New Industries

How Interactive Timelines Build and Strengthen Opening Statements

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Litigation/Courts: $48 Million Verdict Tops Mesothelioma Awards

INSIGHTS - Patton Boggs Safety & Health and Crisis Management Newsletter - October 2012

Personal Injury in the Workplace and When to Sue

Asbestos Alert: OSHA Regulations Held Insufficient as Basis for Expert Opinion that Certain Materials Contained Asbestos

How Storyboards Helped Make a Complex Case and Could Help Yours, Too

Employer Has No Duty to Protect Family Members of Employees from Secondhand Asbestos Exposure in Court of Appeal Ruling

New Rules for Asbestos Cases in San Francisco

Frederick Place Chambers June Newsletter

UK Supreme Court Pulls Trigger on Asbestos Liability Insurance - Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter - Summer 2012

Premises Owner Owes No Duty to Protect Family Members of Independent Contractors From Secondary Exposure to Asbestos

“I blame the parents”: Parent companies (in the UK) may owe a duty of care to their subsidiaries’ employees

Asbestos Exposure did not Cause Colon Cancer: Ontario WSIAT

Hidden Conflict by Judge Overturns Oil Worker’s $322 Million Asbestos Verdict

Eleventh Circuit Holds Four Defendant Manufacturers of Beryllium-Containing Aircraft Parts Relieved of Failure-to-Warn Liability...

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