Exxon escapes $17.5M asbestos judgment 
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: asbestos litigation, Exxon, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, mesothelioma, product liability
An asbestos defendant should have been permitted to introduce evidence that it had no duty to intervene to protect the plaintiff because of the safety programs implemented by the plaintiff’s employer, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a $17.5 million judgment.
‘Substantial factor’ test rejected for asbestos cases
Published: January 16, 2013
Tags: asbestos litigation, mesothelioma, negligence, product liability
An asbestos defendant in a multiple-exposure case could not be subjected to liability on the ground that its alleged negligence was a “substantial contributing factor” to a worker’s mesothelioma, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a $239,000 verdict.
Asbestos claim accrued with first diagnosis
Published: January 15, 2013
Tags: asbestos litigation, mesothelioma, statute of limitations, wrongful death
An asbestos plaintiff’s cause of action accrued upon the first communication of a doctor’s diagnosis of an asbestos-related injury or disease, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from the 3rd Circuit.
Asbestos plaintiff can show causation, State Supremes say
Published: December 12, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, causation, mesothelioma, product liability, wrongful death
A product liability plaintiff produced sufficient evidence linking her husband’s mesothelioma to particular asbestos products to proceed with her claims against certain manufacturers, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.
Georgia-Pacific must pay $5M for ‘take-home’ asbestos
Published: October 1, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, mesothelioma, product liability, take-home asbestos
Manufacturer Georgia-Pacific could be liable for mesothelioma contracted by a woman who claimed she was exposed to asbestos fibers carried home on her grandfather’s work clothes, a Maryland appellate court has ruled in affirming a $5 million judgment.
Defense scores verdict in bystander mesothelioma case
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 28, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, mesothelioma
Rejecting a novel legal theory, a California jury found for defendants Exxon and Ford in a suit brought by a woman who claimed she contracted mesothelioma during visits to her then-boyfriend while he worked at a service station.
Respirator manufacturers may be liable for asbestos exposure
Published: August 17, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, failure to warn, mesothelioma, product liability
The manufacturers of respirators may be liable for failing to warn a shipyard worker of the risk of exposure to asbestos dust while cleaning the devices, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled.
$48M for mesothelioma victim with no direct asbestos exposure
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: July 5, 2012
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, mesothelioma
Despite never having worked directly with asbestos products, a general contractor diagnosed with mesothelioma has been awarded $48 million by a California jury.
Exposure rule doesn’t bar spouse’s asbestos claim
Published: June 18, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, loss of consortium, mesothelioma, product liability
The wife of an asbestos victim could proceed with a claim for loss of consortium, even though her husband’s exposure to the defendant’s product occurred years before the marriage, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
$322 million asbestos verdict becomes $0 on retrial
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, asbestosis, Top Ten Jury Verdicts, Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2011
In a retrial of the largest single plaintiff’s asbestos award in U.S. history, a second jury came back with a defense verdict and awarded nothing.
