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Massachusetts Federal District Court Grants Defendant Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts - Plaintiff Bruce K. Wright and per quod plaintiff Louise K. Wright allege Mr. Wright had asbestos exposure from working as a mechanic at multiple shops...more

Court Denies Johnson & Johnson’s Motion to Set Aside Jury Verdict and Request for New Trial

Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Judicial District of Bridgeport - Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things, personal use of Johnson...more

Federal Court Denies Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California - Plaintiffs allege the decedent, Dennis C. Payne, had asbestos exposure while working aboard a ship as a marine engineering student at the...more

New York Court Denies Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction In Asbestos Action

Court: Supreme Court of New York – Niagara County - In this action, plaintiffs allege asbestos exposure from the use of talc cosmetics and consumer products manufactured by defendant, IMI Fabi, LLC, among others, and that...more

Pennsylvania Federal Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand in Asbestos Action

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Plaintiffs alleged the decedent, Ralph Pappagallo, had occupational asbestos exposure during portions of his employment with Bethlehem Steel and...more

California Federal Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Application to Remand in Asbestos Action

Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California - In this action, plaintiff Sondra Scott alleges asbestos exposure from her personal use of various talcum powder products including, but not limited...more

Louisiana Federal Court Grants Talc Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Claims for Punitive Damages & Civil Conspiracy In...

Pamela Davis Lyles vs. K&B Louisiana Corporation, et al. In this asbestos action, plaintiff Pamela Davis Lyles alleges asbestos exposure from the daily use of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower-To-Shower between 1969...more

Fourth Circuit: Federal Courts Have Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Over Solvent Debtor Cases

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific LLC is...more

Fourth Department Denies Defendant’s Appeal on Issue of Causation and Affirms Judgment Entered in Favor of Plaintiff

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department - In this personal injury action, plaintiff Joseph Skrzynski alleged asbestos exposure from brakes and other related products while working at an automobile...more

Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied by Louisiana Federal District Court

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Reginald Short alleged asbestos exposure from, among other things, asbestos-containing shipping...more

Plaintiff’s Award for Benefits Affirmed by Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Court: Court of Appeals of North Carolina - Decedent Tommy Lineberger was employed as a truck driver with defendants Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. and ABF Freight System Inc. from 1971 to 1999. In 2016, Mr. Lineberger was...more

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Reversed by Court of Appeals of Indiana

Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Indiana - In this asbestos action, it was alleged that decedent, Ronald McBride had asbestos exposure from the use of asbestos-containing talcum powder products while living in Indiana and...more

Florida Jury Awards Plaintiff $18 Million in Asbestos Case against Brake Grinding Manufacturer

Court: Florida – 17th Judicial Circuit Court - Plaintiff, Denise J. Guth Cook alleged asbestos exposure from consumer talc products and automobile parts. She specifically alleged bystander and household exposure from...more

Plaintiffs’ Appeal of Trial Court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons Successful in California

Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. This litigation arises from claims of asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs allege the...more

Plaintiffs’ Successful Appeal of Trial Court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Quash Service

Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. The plaintiffs allege that the decedent, Raul Hernandez, had occupational exposure to...more

Federal Court in Louisianna Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - This case arises from Plaintiff Nolan J. Lebouf Jr.’s alleged exposure to asbestos. The plaintiff specifically claims to have been exposed to...more

Illinois Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Wrongful Death Action Involving Asbestos Exposure

Jurisdiction: Illinois Circuit Court – Cook County - This lawsuit involved a survival and wrongful death action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) in Illinois.  Plaintiff, Annette Sanders, represented...more

EPA Requests Fifth Circuit to Uphold Asbestos-Ban Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a brief Feb. 7 with the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold its prior rule banning chrysotile asbestos. The rule was issued by the EPA pursuant to relevant provisions...more

Federal District Court Grants Pump Manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Action

In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michele Salvemini alleges exposure to asbestos while working as a marine engineer and shipyard mechanical worker on various merchant and U.S. Navy ships from 1974 to 2007. During this...more

Supreme Court of New York Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Based upon Statute of Limitations

Supreme Court of New York – New York County Eric Biljetina, et al. vs. Brenntag North America, Inc., et al. In this action, the plaintiffs allege the decedent had asbestos exposure through the use of Jean Nate talcum powder....more

Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Asbestos Action for Lack of Causation

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington - Plaintiff claimed decedent Geraldine Rabb Perkins had asbestos exposure resulting in her diagnosis of mesothelioma. Plaintiff specifically...more

Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Parties Granted Under Texas Law

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle - Although this action – In Re: Asbestos Litigation; Ladonna Sue Braxton, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Marvin Jerry Braxton Jr., deceased, vs. J-M...more

Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Action Partly Granted

Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Rhode Island, Providence - Plaintiffs alleged decedent Peter A. Lowe Sr. was exposed to asbestos while employed with his father’s company – Lowe Excavating and Construction – from approximately...more

Connecticut Jury Awards $15 Million Talc Verdict against Johnson & Johnson Entities

Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Fairfield at Bridgeport County - In this asbestos action, Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things,...more

California Jury Finds for Asbestos Defendant in Friction Products Case

Court: California Superior Court, Los Angeles County- In this asbestos action, plaintiffs Leon Solis Jr., Laura Rangel, Crystal Solis and Leon Solis filed suit claiming negligence against several defendants, including Brake...more

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