Court: Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Bridgeport at Bridgeport - Connecticut resident Elaine Adelia Hickey (decedent) contracted mesothelioma alleging exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing talcum...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County; October 5, 2023 -
Plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging her asbestos-related disease was caused by her use of talcum powder products manufactured by, among others,...more
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
In ACT’s continuing coverage of the Robichaux matter, Felton Robichaux filed suit in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans against a number of...more
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; September 18, 2023 Plaintiff Ann Greenberg’s asbestos-related lawsuit against defendants Johnson & Johnson and Kolmar Laboratories asserts...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County -
This action was filed on behalf of decedent, Kenneth Last, alleging he was exposed to asbestos while working for general contractor, ALCOA Inc., n/k/a ARCONIC Inc.,...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County -
Plaintiff Kevin Burns filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against numerous defendants, including Burnham, testifying that while he worked as a plumber he was exposed...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
Plaintiff Felton Robichaux brought this asbestos-related lawsuit claiming he was exposed to asbestos through his work as a land-based insulator and carpenter at...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County -
In this asbestos-related lawsuit, the plaintiff alleged he was exposed to asbestos while working with, and around, boilers manufactured by defendant, Burnham,...more
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Southern Division -
This action was filed in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, on June 23, 2022. The complaint named numerous...more
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; April 28, 2023 -
This asbestos-related action was brought by plaintiff Carolyn Keiser on behalf of herself and as the executor of her husband,...more
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles -
Plaintiffs Samson Bareh and Gen Bareh filed this matter, alleging Samson developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos. Defendant Aftermarket Auto Parts...more
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California -
This asbestos-related lawsuit alleges that the decedent, Roberto Elorreaga, developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing...more
In this asbestos-related lawsuit, the defendant, Structure Tone, filed for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiff failed to establish that he was exposed to asbestos from working with or near products used by Structure...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
As previously reported on Asbestos Case Tracker, this matter involves Plaintiff Frank P. Ragusa, who filed an action against various defendants in state court...more
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
Plaintiff Frank P. Ragusa Jr. filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans alleging he was exposed to...more
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit -
In 2016, plaintiff Richard Nybeck sued various product manufacturers in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, alleging he developed lung cancer after...more
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
This is an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming that Shelton Boutte contracted lung cancer from alleged exposure to asbestos during his career as...more
The end of 2022 saw a number of changes to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts, including site list updates to half of the trusts that saw changes during this time. As the Asbestos Case Tracker previously reported, the trend of...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County -
In this asbestos-related lawsuit, defendant, Perkins Engines, filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiff could not have used its brakes, clutches, or...more
Superior Court of Rhode Island, Providence, July 22, 2022 -
In this asbestos-related lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that the decedent, Ann Stadtler, developed mesothelioma and died due to take-home exposure to asbestos...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, July 25, 2022 -
As previously reported on the Asbestos Case Tracker, this matter stems from decedent Callan Cortez’s take-home exposure to asbestos, from his...more
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; July 18, 2022 -
Plaintiffs filed an asbestos-related lawsuit on behalf of Decedent, Callan Cortez, alleging that Mr. Cortez contracted mesothelioma as a...more
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, July 11, 2022 Plaintiff, Frank Shelton, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit alleging his exposure to asbestos from various defendants’ products while he...more
The current wrongful death statute in New York, which has been in place since 1847, may get a revamp in the coming months. Senate Bill S74A, also known as the Grieving Families Act (“the Act”) is currently awaiting Governor...more
Supreme Court of New York, Suffolk County, June 6, 2022 -
Plaintiffs Lisa and Edward Gavin filed a lawsuit to recover damages for the injuries Lisa allegedly sustained as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing...more