Lawyers USA Online » mesothelioma http://lawyersusaonline.com Your Business Partner Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 N.Y. jury awards $35 million to man who died of mesothelioma during trial  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:51:58 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=92210 A trial that began with eight plaintiffs and more than a dozen defendants ended with just one party on either side of the bar and a jury award of $35 million.

Ivo John Peraica was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2010. His suit was consolidated with seven others against many asbestos-related
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/04/03/n-y-jury-awards-35-million-to-man-who-died-of-mesothelioma-during-trial/feed/ 0 Exxon escapes $17.5M asbestos judgment  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/24/exxon-escapes-17-5m-asbestos-judgment/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/24/exxon-escapes-17-5m-asbestos-judgment/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:26:21 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=90888 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.

The plaintiff worked at a shipyard from
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/24/exxon-escapes-17-5m-asbestos-judgment/feed/ 0 ‘Substantial factor’ test rejected for asbestos cases  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/16/substantial-factor-test-rejected-for-asbestos-cases/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/16/substantial-factor-test-rejected-for-asbestos-cases/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:12:10 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=90620 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.

The plaintiff’s husband died from mesothelioma in 2007. During the
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/16/substantial-factor-test-rejected-for-asbestos-cases/feed/ 0 Asbestos claim accrued with first diagnosis  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/15/asbestos-claim-accrued-with-first-diagnosis/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/15/asbestos-claim-accrued-with-first-diagnosis/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:37:08 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=90593 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.

The plaintiff’s husband was exposed to asbestos when he worked at a DuPont plant
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/15/asbestos-claim-accrued-with-first-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Asbestos plaintiff can show causation, State Supremes say  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/12/asbestos-plaintiff-can-show-causation/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/12/asbestos-plaintiff-can-show-causation/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:23:21 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=89872 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.

The plaintiff’s husband worked in both the construction and automotive industries in
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/12/asbestos-plaintiff-can-show-causation/feed/ 0 Asbestos manufacturer may have immunity  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/04/asbestos-manufacturer-may-have-immunity/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/04/asbestos-manufacturer-may-have-immunity/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:58:29 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=89651 A manufacturer that supplied turbines to the U.S. Navy may be immune from a former seaman’s asbestos claims, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

CBS’s predecessor-in-interest, Westinghouse, sold turbines to the U.S. Navy between 1946 and 1971. The plaintiff worked in Navy yards during those years, first as
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/04/asbestos-manufacturer-may-have-immunity/feed/ 0 Mesothelioma duty-to-warn case splits states  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/11/30/mesothelioma-duty-to-warn-case-splits-states/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/11/30/mesothelioma-duty-to-warn-case-splits-states/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:46:01 +0000 Kimberly Atkins http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=89604 Mass tort litigators are abuzz over a recent Washington state court ruling that some say expands manufacturers’ duty to warn about potential hazards associated with their products, even when those hazards are not caused by the products themselves.

The decision in
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/11/30/mesothelioma-duty-to-warn-case-splits-states/feed/ 0 Georgia-Pacific must pay $5M for ‘take-home’ asbestos  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/10/01/georgia-pacific-must-pay-5m-for-take-home-asbestos/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/10/01/georgia-pacific-must-pay-5m-for-take-home-asbestos/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:59:13 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=88112 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.

The plaintiff’s grandfather worked as a union insulator using products containing asbestos
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/10/01/georgia-pacific-must-pay-5m-for-take-home-asbestos/feed/ 0 $2M asbestos award for seaman’s death reinstated  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/09/26/2m-asbestos-award-for-seamans-death-reinstated/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/09/26/2m-asbestos-award-for-seamans-death-reinstated/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:29:11 +0000 Pat Murphy http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=87924 The estate of a seaman who died from mesothelioma was entitled to recover compensation for his pre-death pain and suffering, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled.

The plaintiff’s husband died of mesothelioma. As executor of her husband’s estate, the plaintiff sued for wrongful death under general maritime law, alleging that
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]]> http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/09/26/2m-asbestos-award-for-seamans-death-reinstated/feed/ 0 Defense scores verdict in bystander mesothelioma case  http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/08/28/defense-scores-verdict-in-bystander-mesothelioma-case/ http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/08/28/defense-scores-verdict-in-bystander-mesothelioma-case/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:43:56 +0000 Correy Stephenson http://lawyersusaonline.com/?p=87172 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.

Marline Petitpas alleged
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