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Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer Victims in UK Prepare to Sue Johnson & Johnson
Following the filing of over 40,000 ovarian cancer and mesothelioma claims against Johnson & Johnson in the United States, thousands of people in the United Kingdom are preparing to file similar lawsuits. All of the victims accuse the pharmaceutical firm of exposing them to the risk of cancer through asbestos contamination of their popular talcum
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PA Supreme Court Allows Engineer’s Mesothelioma Claim Against University Employer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a groundbreaking 52-page opinion in a mesothelioma lawsuit filed by the family of a stationary engineer against the University of Pittsburgh. The court upheld lower courts’ decisions that employees whose occupational diseases develop beyond the limits of the workers’ compensation and Occupational Disease Act have the right to file
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Automotive Consultant’s Mesothelioma Death Blamed on Asbestos-Containing Auto Parts
After John Beagan died of mesothelioma in 2019, his family filed a personal injury lawsuit in the New York state courts against multiple defendants. Two defendants argued that the New York claim should be dismissed for jurisdictional reasons, but the lower and appellate courts denied their arguments.
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Research is Driving a Shift in Focus for Mesothelioma Treatment
A report generated by leading market research firm IMARC Group concludes that there has been a significant transformation in the treatment landscape for malignant mesothelioma. The group anticipates that investment in mesothelioma treatments will more than double over the next ten years from $464.2 million in 2024 to $972 million by 2035. They say that the
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Mesothelioma Widow Succeeds in Barring Testimony from Memory Expert
A mesothelioma widow seeking justice on behalf of her late husband saw a victory in court when the Superior Court of Delaware granted her request to exclude testimony from a noted memory retention expert hired by the single defendant, asbestos company J-M Manufacturing Company. Ladonna Sue Braxton successfully argued that his testimony would invade the
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Minnesota Couple Impacted by Mesothelioma Prevails Against Former Employer
A mesothelioma lawsuit filed in the state of Minnesota has seen a man include his former employer among the named defendants in his personal injury claim. When the company asked to be dismissed from the case based on the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, the couple successfully argued that his occupational exposure to the company’s asbestos
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Study Reveals Potential Treatment for Mesothelioma and Other Cancers
Mesothelioma is one of the most challenging forms of cancer to treat. The aggressive disease has proven resistant to traditional protocols and is always considered fatal. This week a study reveals a new way to combat therapy-resistant cancers, and mesothelioma researchers are hoping that it can be applied to the rare and deadly asbestos-related malignancy.
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Woman’s Mesothelioma Case Delayed by Bankruptcy Filing
Irma Lee Lagrange was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma after years of having laundered her husband Allen’s work clothes. Before her death, she filed suit against multiple companies seeking compensation for the harm she suffered, but her case was temporarily stopped in light of one of the defendants’ bankruptcy filing.
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Mesothelioma Concerns Drive Cambodia to Consider Banning Asbestos
Facing increasing concerns about malignant mesothelioma and other health impacts of asbestos, the government of Cambodia has announced that it is considering a total ban on its use in the country.
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Talc Victims and U.S. Trustee’s Office Object to J&J’s $9 Billion Bankruptcy Proposal
For the last several years, Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in compensation to victims of mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. With tens of thousands of such claims pending, the company has made multiple attempts to convince bankruptcy judges to allow them to assign all of their asbestos liabilities to newly
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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Workers’ Comp Claims for Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma victims whose occupational exposure to asbestos have numerous options for seeking compensation, including filing claims for workers’ compensation benefits, but some state’s rules have blocked these claims. When an Illinois widow argued that her claim against her late husband’s employer should be allowed, the state’s Supreme Court justices agreed, ruling that diseases that appear
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Court Hears Arguments About $30M Mesothelioma Punitive Damages Award
Johnson & Johnson has responded to a Connecticut mesothelioma victim requesting a $30 million punitive damages award, arguing that the victim’s request to the jury intentionally meets the state-law-mandated maximum, and is unwarranted by the facts of the case.
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AI-driven Biotech Company Begins Phase I Trial of Mesothelioma Drug
Biotechnology company Insilico Medicine has announced the dosing of the first patient in a global Phase I trial of its newest mesothelioma drug innovation. The company’s chief medical officer, Sujata Rao, MD, says that ISM6331 was developed to prevent the proliferation and survival of tumor cells, doing so by blocking the transcription of multiple genes
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Woman’s Mesothelioma Claim Against Boeing Returned to State Court
Mary Holste was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma that she blames on exposure to asbestos carried home on her husband’s work clothing. Among the companies she named as defendants in her personal injury lawsuit was The Boeing Company, the successor in interest to Kenneth Holste’s employer, Hughes Helicopters. Boeing removed the case to federal jurisdiction based
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Improper Expert Witness Testimony Sabotages Mesothelioma Trial
Following shocking and unexpected testimony from an expert witness, a Louisiana judge has ordered a new trial in a case filed by a mesothelioma victim against Colgate-Palmolive. According to the judge, what the witness told the jury was entirely improper, and attorneys for the victim’s family argued that the witness had sabotaged the trial and
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Mesothelioma Concerns Lead L.A. Sheriff to Issue Warning
As the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles continued and residents began assessing their losses, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department issued a dire warning to officers and firefighters patrolling the area: the risk of mesothelioma and other illnesses from airborne toxins is real, and all personnel should wear masks and decontaminate their uniforms before entering their
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Study Explores Pleural Effusions’ Prognostic Role in Mesothelioma
A group of researchers from West China Hospital in Sichuan province have published the results of a study exploring the role of pleural effusion in malignant mesothelioma. The group’s specific goal was to see whether the troubling symptom could be a useful prognostic tool in assessing patient outcomes. After examining the histories of over 4,000
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Mesothelioma Survivors Blame Johns Manville’s Cement Pipes for Loss
When Peter A. Lowe, Sr. was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2018, he filed suit against several companies whose cement pipe he had worked with through his years of work in “all types of excavation and water/sewer connections.” After he died, his widow and son are continuing the case and recently won a victory in
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West Virginia College Responds to Woman’s Terminal Lung Cancer Claim
Months after asbestos lung cancer victim Donna Spurling filed her lawsuit against West Virginia’s Fairmont State University, the school has filed a response in its own defense. While the academic institution continues to assert that as an arm of the state, it has sovereign immunity and is immune to personal injury lawsuits where insurance claims
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Mesothelioma Victim’s Case Against Clubman Talc Moves Forward
Corey Tippin has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against multiple companies, accusing them of negligently exposing him to the asbestos that caused his fatal illness. One of the named defendants is American International Industries, manufacturer of Clubman Talc. The company filed a motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the punitive damages charge against it, as
