Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability

Shipyard Defendant Granted Partial Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Non-Employee Exposure Claims

Goldberg Segalla on 3/24/2023

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - From 1972 to 1975, plaintiff Frank P. Ragusa Jr. operated a cherry picker at Avondale Shipyards as an employee of Huntington Ingalls, Inc. He then...more

Partial Summary Judgment Granted to Insurer Under Professional Vendor Analysis

Goldberg Segalla on 8/1/2022

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, July 28, 2022 - As previously reported in the Asbestos Case Tracker, decedent Callen Cortez alleged direct occupational exposure to asbestos, as well as...more

Fifth Circuit Sets Bright Line Rule For Timing Requirement Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/19/2018

In January 2018, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a district court’s remand of an asbestos case to state court for being untimely, based on a federal officer removal statute, 28...more

Fifth Circuit Sets Bright Line Rule For Timing Requirement Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/19/2018

In January 2018, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a district court’s remand of an asbestos case to state court for being untimely, based on a federal officer removal statute, 28...more

Manufacturer of Asbestos-Free Product May Still Be Liable for Asbestos Related Injuries

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP on 6/23/2015

In Sherman v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (No. B252566, filed June 18, 2015), the Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a manufacturer of a brake grinding machine. The...more

Asbestos › Mesothelioma › Strict Liability

Shipyard Defendant Granted Partial Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Non-Employee Exposure Claims

Partial Summary Judgment Granted to Insurer Under Professional Vendor Analysis

Fifth Circuit Sets Bright Line Rule For Timing Requirement Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

Fifth Circuit Sets Bright Line Rule For Timing Requirement Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

Manufacturer of Asbestos-Free Product May Still Be Liable for Asbestos Related Injuries

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