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Following in Ohio’s Footsteps: The Expansion of Asbestos Transparency Legislation

by Rachel Reynolds | Sedgwick LLP on 5/16/2013

Asbestos personal injury trusts proliferated after many of the early primary asbestos product manufacturers reorganized under bankruptcy law. It is estimated that nearly 100 companies have declared bankruptcy in the face of...more

Recent Pennsylvania Superior Court Decision Highlights Importance of Objections to Preserving Issues for Appellate Review

by Arleigh Helfer | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 5/10/2013

The Superior Court recently held that an attorney’s failure to make timely or effective objections to the composition of a jury prevented a trial court from vacating a judgment and granting a mistrial. The Superior Court’s...more

Kaiser Opinion May Affect Ability to Stack Policies issued by Single Carrier

by Unnati Gandhi | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/6/2013

Policyholders should continue to assert that limits can be stacked in situations where there is continuing damage, despite the California Court of Appeals’ latest decision in Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp. v. Insurance Company...more

What to Look for in a Mesothelioma Attorney

by Farrise Law Firm on 4/25/2013

Search “mesothelioma” on Google and you might find hundreds of law firms clamoring to handle your case. It can be overwhelming to sort out, but it doesn’t have to be. When you are trying to find the right lawyer for you, make...more

Product Liability Update - April 2013

by Foley Hoag LLP on 4/23/2013

In This Issue: - United States Supreme Court Holds Class Certification Improper Absent Showing Plaintiffs’ Damages Can Be Measured on a Classwide Basis through Use of a Common Methodology that Is Consistent with...more

Asbestos Alert: A Single Exposure May Be “Substantial,” and Evidence of Lobbying Is Not Excluded Under The Noerr-Pennington...

by Guy W. Stilson | Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/23/2013

The Court of Appeal has reversed a nonsuit in favor of Amcord based on an epidemiologist’s testimony that a hypothetical worker who poured a bag of gun plastic cement would be at an increased risk for developing mesothelioma....more

Drywaller Awarded $27 Million for Asbestos Exposure

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 4/1/2013

A drywall worker who built houses during the California housing boom in the 1970s, when asbestos was used in virtually every type of building material, has won a $27 million jury award for a cancer caused by the toxic...more

Asbestos Alert: Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., et al. Ninth District Court of Appeals, Action #10-36142, 11-35020 (November 16,...

by Guy W. Stilson | Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/1/2013

On March 25, 2013, the Ninth Circuit ordered that this case be reheard en banc. The hearing is currently expected to go forward during the week of June 24, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. A decision is expected within three...more

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Following in Ohio’s Footsteps: The Expansion of Asbestos Transparency Legislation

Recent Pennsylvania Superior Court Decision Highlights Importance of Objections to Preserving Issues for Appellate Review

Kaiser Opinion May Affect Ability to Stack Policies issued by Single Carrier

What to Look for in a Mesothelioma Attorney

Product Liability Update - April 2013

Asbestos Alert: A Single Exposure May Be “Substantial,” and Evidence of Lobbying Is Not Excluded Under The Noerr-Pennington...

Drywaller Awarded $27 Million for Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos Alert: Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., et al. Ninth District Court of Appeals, Action #10-36142, 11-35020 (November 16,...

Asbestos - Does it matter?

Court Affirms that Medical Science Supports “Continuous” Asbestos Trigger

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