Colgate-Palmolive hit with $13 million verdict in talcum powder exposure suit
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A California jury has returned a $13 million damages award against Colgate-Palmolive Co., finding that exposure to asbestos in its talcum powder led a consumer to develop...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court tosses estate’s $2.6 million meso award
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: The Texas Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a $2.6 million mesothelioma verdict, ruling that a statute exempting a premises owner from liability for injuries to an...
View ArticleInsured’s asbestos settlements evidence sufficient to pursue excess insurance...
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A manufacturer can proceed with a claim for excess insurance coverage because it presented sufficient evidence that asbestos-claims settlements exhausted underlying...
View ArticleAlabama federal court seeks guidance on ‘take-home exposure’ duty
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: An Alabama federal judge has certified questions to the state Supreme Court seeking clarification on the state law regarding premises owners’ duty of care toward...
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New Jersey woman’s evidence sufficient to try GE on meso claim, appeals court...
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A federal appeals court has reinstated a mesothelioma suit filed against General Electric Co. by the daughter of a deceased U.S. Air Force mechanic, finding that the...
View ArticleNew York jury awards $1.4 million against John Crane Inc. in meso suit
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A jury in Buffalo, N.Y., has returned a $1.4 million verdict against John Crane Inc., finding that a U.S. Navy veteran developed mesothelioma after being exposed to the...
View ArticleBaltimore jury finds for John Crane in 2 meso cases
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: John Crane Inc. has won defense verdicts in two lawsuits consolidated for trial in a Baltimore court, a jurisdiction well known for “being plaintiff friendly,” the...
View ArticleJudge won’t exclude expert testimony in asbestosis, cancer suit
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A medical expert for a man who claimed he developed asbestosis and lung cancer from asbestos exposure in the U.S. Navy and at Ford Motor Co. is qualified to offer expert...
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Kentucky appeals court reinstates meso suit against radio makers
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A trial court should not have granted summary judgment in favor of two manufacturers accused of producing asbestos-containing radios that caused a repairman to develop...
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Auto defendants duck $30 million demand in meso trial
From Westlaw Journal Asbestos: A California jury has returned a verdict in favor of four automotive defendants, finding the companies were not negligent in failing to warn a mechanic of the dangers of...
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