2BInformed: Engaging with EPA, OSHA’s New Regulation, and Asbestos
4th Circuit US District Court - Plaintiff Patricia McElroy claimed asbestos exposure via talc-based beauty products from varying brands and asserted a cause of action based upon negligence and product liability, including...more
Supreme Court of New York, Erie County, October 6, 2022 - In this asbestos action, Plaintiff Joseph Skrzynski alleged that he developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos from brakes...more
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit, September 28, 2022 - In this asbestos action, John Brindell (“Brindell”) allegedly contracted mesothelioma as a result of working as a mechanic for Puerto Rico Marine...more
On Tuesday April 26, 2022, in Nemeth v. Brenntag North America, New York’s highest court dismissed the manufacturer of a cosmetic talc product in an asbestos case. For the second time in the last 4 years, the New York Court...more
On March 28, 2022, the Supreme Court of Delaware settled a 15-year battle between asbestos plaintiffs and defendants by affirming the burden-shifting framework provided in a 2006 Superior Court decision This decision affirms...more
In 2015 and 2016, juries awarded $13 million in a talc case in California, and $72 million and $55 million in talc cases tried in Missouri. The California plaintiff argued that she used talcum powder which contained...more
In Smith v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., the Fourth District of Illinois recently overturned a $1.4 million verdict against the Illinois Central Railroad. At trial, the Court had excluded evidence of the decedent's work at...more