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Despite Company’s Objections, Mesothelioma Widow Can Add Wrongful Death and Punitive Damages Claims
In November of 2020, Ruth and Arnold Pritt filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against several companies, including John Crane, Inc. After Arnold’s death, Ruth filed an unopposed motion to substitute herself as plaintiff, and then filed a motion to amend the original claim to add claims for wrongful death and punitive damages. Though Crane objected to…
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Kentucky Court of Appeals Revives Case of Daughter’s Mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma, the rare and deadly form of cancer, can strike anybody exposed to asbestos, whether that exposure occurs in the workplace or is carried home on a worker’s clothing. Last month the justices of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky reviewed a long-argued case involving a young woman’s mesothelioma death: Upon analysis, they reversed…
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Judge Denies Mercedes Benz’s Request for Mesothelioma Victim Tissue Sample
A New York judge asked for urgent access to a mesothelioma victim’s tissue sample called the request “particularly egregious” in light of the circumstances of the case and the requestor’s long-time knowledge of the existence of the specimen. In denying the request from Mercedes Benz USA, Justice Adam Silvera of the Supreme Court of New York…
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Washington Supreme Court Confirms Verdict in Mesothelioma Claim Against ExxonMobil
In 2021, mesothelioma victim Warren Wright’s family received a $4 million verdict that was later upheld by an appeals court. Wright’s mesothelioma was blamed on exposure to asbestos that occurred while working in ExxonMobile oil refineries. ExxonMobil appealed the verdict again to the Washington Supreme Court, which earlier this month upheld the original verdict. The court…
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Illinois Mesothelioma Victims’ Families Now Able to Pursue Punitive Damages
Unfortunately, mesothelioma victims don’t always live long enough to see their personal injury lawsuit finish. While surviving family members can continue their loved ones’ quest for justice as a wrongful death claim, they are sometimes limited in the specific type of damages they can pursue. Though Illinois had previously barred these survivors from recovering punitive damages,…
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Can Marine Bacteria Prevent Asbestos from Causing Mesothelioma?
Before it was known that asbestos exposure causes malignant mesothelioma and numerous other serious and deadly diseases, the mineral was considered invaluable for its strength and heat resistance. While its use is now banned in many countries, powerful industry lobbyists have fought this action in the United States, and its use and presence in existing…
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Maui Fire Sites Create Risk of Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases
As the death toll from the Maui fire mounts, mesothelioma experts and the powerful Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) are warning residents and first responders of the risks posed by exposure to asbestos.
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Drug that Targets Cancer Cell Vulnerability Offers Hope to Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Patients
A Massachusetts-based biotechnology company with a mission to eradicate mesothelioma and other diseases through novel science has been exploring a novel drug target within cancer cells that provides them the energy they need to survive and multiply. RS Oncology recently announced the development of a PRX3 inhibitor that it says has seen early success in…
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Research Shows Cisplatin is Superior Choice for HIPEC Treatment of Peritoneal Mesothelioma
HIPEC, or hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, has long been the gold standard for the treatment of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, but that doesn’t mean that its use can’t be improved upon. A recent study published in the journal Nature has yielded significant findings about which chemotherapy drug is most effective, the impact of heat on HIPEC’s effectiveness, and on…
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Mesothelioma Victims See Hope After Johnson & Johnson’s Second Bankruptcy Attempt Fails
In what’s being seen as a victory for mesothelioma and ovarian cancer victims seeking justice, consumer giant Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt at putting its talc litigation subsidiary into bankruptcy has failed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan again rejected the company’s petition, noting that the company had failed to show that outstanding talc litigation had…
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Mesothelioma Survivors and Advocates Invited to Attend 18th Annual ADAO Conference
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a global leader in asbestos-related disease prevention, medical treatments, and advocacy, invites mesothelioma survivors and advocates, medical professionals, policy makers, and others to their 18th Annual International Conference. The theme of this year’s gathering, to be held on September 9, 2023, is Exploring the Intersection of Art, Advocacy, and Academia.
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Punitive Damages Charge to Remain in Mesothelioma Claim Against Boiler Manufacturer
Over the course of his long career as an oil burner serviceman for Madison Fuel Oil Company, Michael F. Brady was exposed to many asbestos-contaminated parts, and his family blames that exposure for his death from malignant mesothelioma in 2021. Burnham LLC was among the many companies the family named in their personal injury claim.…
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Brake Manufacturer Must Face Jury in Woman’s Mesothelioma Death After Court Overturns Earlier Dismissal
Joan Smith died of malignant mesothelioma, a fatal form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Her family blamed her illness on second-hand exposure suffered when laundering her husband’s work clothes, and filed suit against the companies whose products he’d worked with. Though a brake manufacturer that supplied her husband’s work products successfully had the…
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Power Company Cannot Evade Trial in Electrician’s Mesothelioma Death
Alvin Smith’s malignant mesothelioma diagnosis and death followed years of working as an electrician at various worksites in New York. In pursuing justice on his behalf, his family filed a personal injury lawsuit that named dozens of defendants, including the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO). Though the companies attempted…
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New York Judge Denies Summary Judgment in Mesothelioma Claim
When Dykes Lumber Company was named a defendant in Raphael Sason’s mesothelioma claim, the company quickly moved to have the case against them dismissed. But summary judgment is not easily granted: it requires meeting a high bar of establishing that there are no issues of fact to be resolved. In this case, Justice Adam Silvera of…
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Fire Door Manufacturer Fails in Attempt to Evade Mesothelioma Lawsuit
James Witte died of malignant mesothelioma in 2021, but before he succumbed to his disease, he and his wife Holly filed suit against the companies that they blamed for his exposure to asbestos. Among the defendants was a fire door company whose asbestos-contaminated doors he’d encountered while supervising the renovation of an old Broadway theater. Though…
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Mechanic’s Mesothelioma Claim Against Auto Parts Company to Proceed
Joseph Munna’s career as an auto mechanic lasted for decades, and apparently led to his eventual development of malignant mesothelioma. Following his diagnosis with the terminal disease, he filed a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensation from multiple companies, including Advance Auto, whose parts he says were contaminated with asbestos. Though Advance Auto filed a motion…
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Mesothelioma Victims’ Families Granted Right to Consolidate Cases
Nobody knows exactly how many people have died due to asbestos exposure, but based on the number of mesothelioma victims that come forward each year, it’s clear that there are hundreds of thousands, if not more. With only a few attorneys specializing in representing these types of cases, it makes sense that they would frequently…
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Despite Bowling Accessory Company’s Objections, Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Can Pursue Its Claim
After Debra Manns died of malignant mesothelioma, her family members filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking compensation from multiple companies that they blamed for exposing her to the asbestos that caused her fatal illness. Among the defendants was Master Industries Worldwide, a firm that specializes in bowling accessories. Though the company filed a motion to…
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Victim of Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Wins $18.8 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
Though controversial legal steps have allowed Johnson & Johnson to stall and delay thousands of asbestos claims, the case of mesothelioma victim Anthony Hernandez Valadez was allowed to proceed because of his failing health. Last week, a jury in Oakland, California found the company guilty of having caused the young man’s fatal cancer and ordered…
