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Supreme Court Denies Volkswagen Appeal in California Mesothelioma Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Volkswagen AG’s petition challenging California courts’ jurisdiction over a mesothelioma lawsuit. The original case was filed by the family of Raul Hernandez, who died from the rare, asbestos-related cancer after working as a mechanic at Volkswagen dealerships from 1969 to 1976.
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Study Shows Impact of Molecular Alterations on Mesothelioma Survival
A large, multi-institutional analysis using the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) staging database shows that molecular alterations in mesothelioma cells significantly influence survival. Tracking these changes may also improve the ability to predict survival beyond what is currently being used for these assessments.
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Mesothelioma Research Links Cellular Modification to Tumor Growth
Mesothelioma researchers have discovered a critical connection between disrupted cellular growth controls and a biochemical process called O-GlcNAcylation. The finding offers scientists a new biological target within mesothelioma’s tumors, and could revolutionize treatment for the aggressive asbestos-related cancer.
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Proton Beam Therapy Trial Offers Hope for Better Mesothelioma Survival Outcomes
Mesothelioma is an aggressive asbestos-related cancer that currently has no cure, but researchers in the United Kingdom say that a groundbreaking clinical trial is using proton beam therapy to increase two-year survival rates from 30% to 50%. To date, the results are offering what’s being called “realistic hope” to patients.
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Mesothelioma Trial Against Pep Boys Settles
A lawsuit filed against Pep Boys by the husband of an 85-year-old mesothelioma victim was settled for an undisclosed amount shortly after evidence began being presented to the jury. Alex Munoz blamed his wife’s fatal cancer on her having washed her son’s asbestos-contaminated work clothes after he performed brake work at the automotive retailer in…
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Court Upholds $9 Million Shotgun Shell Mesothelioma Verdict
In July 2025, a Delaware jury ordered two shotgun shell suppliers to pay $9 million in damages to the family of mesothelioma victim Eugene Schoepke. Though the companies filed post-trial motions challenging this decision, the Delaware Superior Court denied their request, ruling that sufficient evidence had been provided to establish that the hunter’s fatal cancer…
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Judge Awards $24.6 Million Mesothelioma Judgment After Company Defaults
A California Superior Court judge has ordered former Gold Bond powder owner Martin Himmel, Inc. to pay a $24.6 million default judgment to a mesothelioma victim who blames the company’s talc product for his illness. The judgment came after the company failed to defend itself against the claim.
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Shipyard Worker’s Widow Wins Right to Local Asbestos Lung Cancer Trial
After her husband, David, died of asbestos lung cancer, Jean C. Cox filed suit against Watts Regulator Co. and other defendants, saying that his death had been caused by asbestos exposure to the company’s products. Though the company attempted to have the case against it dismissed based on jurisdictional issues, a federal district court in…
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Shein Issues Urgent Mesothelioma Warning After Discovering Asbestos in Sand Product
Online fashion retailer Shein has issued an urgent product recall after safety officials warned that its Multi-Colour Ultra-Fine Quartz Sand product may be contaminated with asbestos. The recall is the latest in a flood of products creating chaos and concern across the United Kingdom.
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Water Damage Repair Leads to Mesothelioma Exposure Nightmare
After an asbestos remediation went catastrophically wrong and exposed her and her young daughter to mesothelioma-causing fibers for months, a single mother and cancer nurse has filed a million-dollar lawsuit, seeking compensation from multiple companies that damaged her home, created a health risk, and abandoned her family.
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New CAR-T Therapy Could Benefit Mesothelioma Patients
Scientists at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine have developed an experimental approach that could eventually benefit mesothelioma patients. The CAR T cell immunotherapy breakthrough takes a different approach to treating solid tumors like mesothelioma, targeting tumors’ protective cells rather than cancer cells directly.
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Mesothelioma Concerns Lead Indigenous Australians to Launch $1.5 Billion Lawsuit
Indigenous Australian traditional owners have filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against the Western Australian government over the site of the country’s worst mesothelioma disaster. Toxic asbestos waste at Wittenoom — an area to which the group has native title rights—has killed an estimated 4,000 people and left the region described as “the largest contaminated site…
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Federal Court Overturns $8 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Against BNSF Railway in Libby Asbestos Case
A federal appeals court has overturned an $8 million mesothelioma verdict against BNSF Railway, ruling the railroad cannot be held liable for two asbestos deaths in Libby, Montana, because its “common carrier” status required it to transport contaminated vermiculite despite the deadly health consequences.
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British Woman’s Mesothelioma Death Traced to Childhood Asbestos Exposure
A 67-year-old British mother of two died from mesothelioma after secondary childhood exposure to asbestos fibers on her father’s work clothes. According to a report from the woman’s local coroner, her illness and death can be traced back to fibers that transferred from her father’s clothing to her when she hugged him each day when…
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UK Recalls 14 Toys After Asbestos Discovery Raises Mesothelioma Concerns
British safety officials have recalled more than a dozen toys after asbestos contamination had raised urgent mesothelioma concerns for the nation’s children. The cancer-causing mineral has been discovered in sand art kits and other products sold at the country’s major retailers.
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Vanderbilt Minerals Files for Bankruptcy Citing $117.5 Million in Mesothelioma Liabilities
Vanderbilt Minerals has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, citing overwhelming mesothelioma and asbestos litigation liabilities totaling $117.5 million. Despite multiple jury verdicts against it, the company claims that its talc products never contained asbestos.
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Ovarian Cancer and Mesothelioma Claimants Appeal Revlon Bankruptcy Court Ruling
Asbestos trusts have long been a lifeline for mesothelioma victims diagnosed years after the companies responsible for their illnesses have filed for bankruptcy, but a ruling by a bankruptcy court has led people sickened by Revlon’s talc products to file an appeal to a federal appeals court. Forty-two claimants diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases after the…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Pending on Appeal of $13 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weighing whether Pabst Brewing Company can be held liable for a contractor’s mesothelioma death. Arguments were heard by the state’s high court last September, and its decision will set a precedent for how the state’s courts calculate damages in similar cases.
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Imaging Study Shows MRI Analysis May Detect Early-Stage Mesothelioma
A groundbreaking mesothelioma imaging study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging demonstrates that dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI pharmacokinetic analysis may be able to detect small-volume pleural malignancies. These findings mean that the technology may offer a chance for earlier diagnosis of the aggressive asbestos-related disease, when surgical intervention may offer better outcomes.
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Motion to Exclude Expert Witnesses Denied in Mesothelioma Trial
Two sisters pursuing justice following their father’s mesothelioma death won a preliminary victory after a Louisiana federal court denied Avondale Shipyard’s attempt to exclude key witnesses from their wrongful death action. The court ruled that the shipyard had failed to provide sufficient grounds for blocking testimony from physicians who’d treated their father. Mesothelioma Victim’s Family…
