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Motion for Summary Judgment Denied as Defendant Failed to Prove Lack of Causation

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Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff John P. Reeves alleges asbestos exposure from, among other things, the asbestos-containing caulk of defendant DAP Inc. while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard...more

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Court Denies Motions for Summary Judgment for Valve and Pump Manufacturers

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Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff Robert L. Toth worked at various Consolidated Edison powerhouses from 1961 to 1991 as a sheet metal worker. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019 and he...more

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Consumer Use of Cosmetic Talc Is Not Related to the Development of Asbestos-Related Disease

The potential causative relationship between exposure to cosmetic talc and asbestos-related disease is of particular interest considering recent, high-visibility cases being litigated across the United States. Talc is a...more

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Plaintiff Opposes and Succeeds on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

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Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Defendant Kennedy Electrical Supply Corp. moved for summary judgment seeking to dismiss this action on the grounds that plaintiff was not exposed to asbestos from any...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Asbestos Exposure Widespread at Oil and Gas Job Sites in Texas

Workers at asbestos job sites in the state of Texas may be at risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure....more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Free Asbestos Testing for Union & Asbestos Workers

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer....more

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Florida Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Ovarian Cancer Trial

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Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Florida - On Thursday April 18, a Florida jury found the talcum powder in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder product did not cause the ovarian cancer of deceased Sarasota...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Amendment of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 & Impact on Asbestos/Talc Litigation

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 - The admission of expert testimony in federal courts is governed by Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Effective December 1, 2023, Rule 702 was amended to clarify the “preponderance of...more

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Motion for Summary Judgment of Valve Manufacturer Denied

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Plaintiff-Decedent John Gonder alleged exposure to asbestos during his employment as a Con Edison inspector between the 1970s and 1990s. He died in May 2021 at 86 years old from lung cancer. Defendant Jenkins Bros. filed a...more

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Plaintiff’s Order to Show Cause Seeking Joint Trial Granted

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Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) - In this asbestos action, the plaintiff moved for a joint trial of two actions: Rullo v. ABB. Inc., et al. and Scandaliate v. ABB Inc., et al. In NYCAL. Two cases may be...more

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Air Compressor Manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied

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Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Defendant Campbell Hausfeld LLC filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that no Campbell product had been identified in connection with the plaintiff’s lung...more

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Gasket Manufacturer Denied Summary Judgment in NYCAL

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Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - In this asbestos action, defendant Goodyear moved for summary judgment, arguing that asbestos exposure from its sheet gaskets could not have caused plaintiff Robert...more

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[Event] Asbestos Medicine Seminar - November 15th - 17th, Austin, TX

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Join us in Austin, Texas, for the DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, where you will learn about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing practitioners in asbestos litigation. This year’s educational focus will involve...more

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Study Shows Decline Over Four Decades in the Number of Asbestos-induced Mesothelioma Diagnoses

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Litigation involving asbestos has extended over decades and has been at least one stated cause of many companies filing for bankruptcy protection. Currently, many complaints filed include allegations that exposure to asbestos...more

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Mid-Year Asbestos Filing Update for 2023

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On Thursday, KCIC posted their 2023 Mid-Year Asbestos Filings Update. This update is compiled using information collected through July 31. Here are some highlights from the update...more

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Understanding Talc Litigation: Analyzing Trends and Implications for Exposure Claims

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For over a decade, talc litigation has been a staple of mass toxic tort practices around the country and persists today. For those who are unfamiliar, talc is a naturally occurring mineral rock mined from the Earth that can...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Sue Generous and the Laws of Legal Physics: Preventing Asbestos Mission Creep in California Courts

It is virtually a law of legal physics in California that liability tends to expand until a critical mass of appellate courts rule that it has reached its limit, or the Supreme Court puts up a stop sign (a vanishingly rare...more

Downey Brand LLP

2021 Prop. 65 Roundup: More Than 3,000 Notices for the Usual Suspects Including Lead and Heavy Metals in Various Foods, Alleged...

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Twenty twenty-one proved to be another busy year in the world of California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Despite the second full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prop. 65 citizen plaintiff groups remained highly active....more

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Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Third Post-Pandemic Ovarian Cancer Talc Trial

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On September 27, 2021, after 18 days of trial and a mere hour of deliberations, a City of St. Louis, Missouri jury rendered a defense verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) on claims of three women diagnosed with...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.2.2021 | Top Story: Ransomware Attack Hobbles World’s Top Meat Processor JBS

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JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, shuttered operations at locations throughout the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday after a ransomware attack that also impacted its Australian operations. The White House has confirmed that...more

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Toxic Tort Monitor: Proximate Cause Jury Instruction Further Clarified By Washington Appellate Court

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Proximate cause jury instruction was further clarified by a Washington appellate court when the court reversed the asbestos defense verdict in Clevenger v. John Crane, Inc. In the case, plaintiff Era Clevenger alleged that...more

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Why Companies Should Consider Genomic Evidence In Defending Toxic Torts

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What is Genomics? Genomics is the study of all the genes within an organism, including humans, and how all of those genes are interrelated and influence the organism.  Genetics is primarily focused on single genes.  Genomics...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.21.2019 | Top Story: Four Drug Companies Reach Last-minute Deal to Avoid Start of Federal Opioid Trial

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A last-minute deal between defendants McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, and Teva and plaintiffs’ attorneys means that multidistrict opioid epidemic litigation set to kick off in Ohio federal court today will not...more

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Toxic Tort Monitor: Looking Ahead: The Future Of Ovarian Cancer Litigation

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Last year, a St. Louis city jury sent shock waves across the world, awarding 22 plaintiffs nearly $5 billion in compensatory and punitive damages in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over claims its asbestos-contaminated...more

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Cosmetics Regulation: Where It Is and Where It May Be Going

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On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously published its independent testing results confirming the presence of asbestos in certain cosmetic products sold by Claire’s and by the girls'...more

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