2BInformed: Engaging with EPA, OSHA’s New Regulation, and Asbestos
Court: Circuit Court of South Carolina, Fifth Judicial Circuit - A South Carolina jury Aug. 16 returned a $64.4 million plaintiff’s verdict against product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and supplier American International...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michael Simoneaux initially filed suit against his former employers for alleged asbestos exposure. He later amended his...more
Rulings by the United States Supreme Court profoundly impact insurers as businesses and corporate citizens. Additionally, decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court can also influence claims and policyholders' liabilities for...more
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - In this asbestos action, three defendants filed motions for summary judgment, and in some cases, in the alternative, motions for summary adjudication,...more
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - Defendants Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Morse Tec LLC, and American Honda Motor Co. Inc. filed various motions for summary judgment, or in the alternative...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
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California - In this asbestos action, decedent Dennis Freeman worked as an insulation contractor at shipyards in several states, including California, from approximately 1980...more
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - In this asbestos action, the court considered various defense motions. Defendant Western Auto Supply company filed a request opposing punitive damages, arguing...more
On September 1, 2021, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s verdict and additur in favor of Plaintiffs in the matter of Beverly Dale Jolly and Brenda Rice Jolly v. Gen. Elec. Co., et al. Fisher...more
Over the last few months, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled that fighting fraud, waste, and abuse in asbestos trusts is a priority. Our previous article on this subject highlighted DOJ’s September 13, 2018...more
On September 13, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first ever Statement of Interest in the bankruptcy of an asbestos company, signaling that DOJ intends to prioritize fraud and mismanagement relating to asbestos...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held in September that the shareholders and officers of a double-breasted construction company can be indicted and could go to prison if the government proves they...more