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Types of Asbestos

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 5/10/2012

Asbestos is a naturally-occurring mineral that is found in six different varieties, each of which can be used for different industrial or manufacturing applications. Workers who are exposed to asbestos may face an increased...more

Train and Railroad Workers at Risk from Asbestos Exposure

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 4/20/2012

Railroad employees who worked onboard trains or in a railyard may be at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma or other diseases caused by asbestos exposure. Research has found that railroad workers are significantly...more

BENZENE EXPOSURE

by Paul Parks on 4/15/2012

Benzene is absorbed rapidly and extensively after inhalation and ingestion. It is absorbed less extensively through intact skin; however, percutaneous absorption may contribute to total body burden....more

Significant Rulings From the Deepwater Horizon Court on Discovery and Evidentiary Matters

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/10/2012

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has been handling hundreds of consolidated cases (involving more than 100,000 individual plaintiffs) brought in the wake of the explosion, fire and capsizing of...more

Deal in the works to keep Avondale Shipyard open past 2013

by Hissey Kientz LLP on 4/9/2012

Several media sources in the New Orleans area have reported that a deal is in the works to keep the nearby Avondale Shipyards open past its proposed 2013 closure date. According to a story published by Fox News 8, the deal...more

Ten Questions with Beau James Brock

by Beau James Brock on 4/2/2012

Interview with Beau James Brock published in the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Around the Bar periodical in April 2012....more

Mississippi Federal Court Dismisses Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 3/28/2012

On March 20, 2012, a federal judge in Mississippi dismissed for the second time Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., a lawsuit by various Mississippi property owners against numerous oil, coal, and chemical companies seeking tort...more

Residents Allege Radioactive Waste in River Caused Cancer

by Lawyers.com on 3/14/2012

Were it not for the nearby rivers, St. Louis probably wouldn’t be the major metropolitan area that it is today. The Mississippi River flows past the city to the east, the Missouri-Mississippi confluence is to the north, the...more

The Chevron Ecuador Saga Continues as Second Circuit Overturns Anti-Enforcement Injunction

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/13/2012

In the latest U.S. chapter of the long and hard-fought battle over claims of pollution and adverse health effects from oil development in the Ecuadorian rain forest by Texaco (acquired by Chevron in 2001), a potentially...more

Save Time, Money & Angst -- MEET and CONFER

by Katherine Gallo, Esq. on 3/2/2012

The purpose of the “meet and confer” requirements set forth in C.C.P. §§ 25.450(b)(2)), 2025.480, 2030.300(b), 2031.310(b), 2032.250 and 2033.290 was for the lawyers to revisit their position, in good faith discuss a...more

State Supreme Court Revises "Two-Injury" Rule

by Dechert LLP on 2/29/2012

The traditional single claim rule requires a plaintiff to bring at one time a suit for all the injuries arising from the same accident or incident, or risk being barred. In the toxic tort context, the...more

Am I Naïve to Think Something Should Be Done?

by Katherine Gallo, Esq. on 2/27/2012

What do you do when you are being out muscled by a party who has deep pockets and a lawyer who's intent is to abuse the discovery process and run up his bills. ANSWER--GET THE COURT INVOLVED!!...more

Busy Mass Tort Court Revamps Procedures

by Dechert LLP on 2/23/2012

Our readers recognize that Philadelphia (home base for MassTortDefense) is a hot-bed of mass tort activity, administering those cases through a Complex Litigation Center. Now comes important news that the Honorable...more

Representing Yourself in an Oregon Injury Claim

by Sean DuBois on 1/27/2012

If you’ve been involved in an Oregon car accident, and you’ve been injured, you may be wondering how to file a personal injury claim yourself to avoid paying legal fees. But you don’t need a lawyer in every case. For...more

Brooks Cutter and Eric Ratinoff Teach "Discovering the Client's Story" at Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College Regional Seminar

by Eric Ratinoff on 1/25/2012

Partners at Sacramento Personal Injury and Class Action law firm, Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, Brooks Cutter and Eric Ratinoff will share trial techniques with students at the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College California...more

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