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Plaintiff’s Award for Benefits Affirmed by Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Court: Court of Appeals of North Carolina - Decedent Tommy Lineberger was employed as a truck driver with defendants Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. and ABF Freight System Inc. from 1971 to 1999. In 2016, Mr. Lineberger was...more

Plaintiffs’ Appeal of Trial Court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Quash Service of Summons Successful in California

Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. This litigation arises from claims of asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs allege the...more

Illinois Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Wrongful Death Action Involving Asbestos Exposure

Jurisdiction: Illinois Circuit Court – Cook County - This lawsuit involved a survival and wrongful death action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) in Illinois.  Plaintiff, Annette Sanders, represented...more

Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Asbestos Action for Lack of Causation

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington - Plaintiff claimed decedent Geraldine Rabb Perkins had asbestos exposure resulting in her diagnosis of mesothelioma. Plaintiff specifically...more

Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Designate Responsible Third Parties Granted Under Texas Law

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle - Although this action – In Re: Asbestos Litigation; Ladonna Sue Braxton, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Marvin Jerry Braxton Jr., deceased, vs. J-M...more

Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Action Partly Granted

Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Rhode Island, Providence - Plaintiffs alleged decedent Peter A. Lowe Sr. was exposed to asbestos while employed with his father’s company – Lowe Excavating and Construction – from approximately...more

California Jury Finds for Asbestos Defendant in Friction Products Case

Court: California Superior Court, Los Angeles County- In this asbestos action, plaintiffs Leon Solis Jr., Laura Rangel, Crystal Solis and Leon Solis filed suit claiming negligence against several defendants, including Brake...more

Virginia Jury Awards $3.45 Million In Millwright Mesothelioma Case

Virginia Circuit Court - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Patricia Katcham filed suit claiming that her husband, James Katcham, had occupational exposure to asbestos because of his career as a millwright. It was...more

New York Jury Awards $600,000 in Mechanic’s Mesothelioma Case

New York Supreme Court – New York County In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michael C. Wagner filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York – New York County, alleging occupational exposure to asbestos because of his...more

Plaintiffs’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants’ Expert Denied

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - This case involves claims of asbestos exposure. Plaintiff Robert Stephen Sentilles initiated this action asserting negligence and strict...more

Multiple Motions Granted in Part for Summary Judgment and to Strike Evidence

United States District Court for the Northern District of California - In this wrongful death action, it is claimed that Decedent William Ankiel Jr. had exposure to asbestos-containing equipment during his service aboard a...more

Plaintiffs’ Appeal to Reverse Defendants’ Daubert Motion In Limine was Granted

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit - In this action, plaintiff Climmie Craft filed suit in this matter asserting that she contracted asbestos-related lung cancer as a consequence of her take-home exposure to...more

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand Denied

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana - Plaintiffs Claudette Washington Skidmore and Courtney Skidmore Williams brought claims against several defendants after the death of their...more

Motion for Summary Judgment Denied as Defendant Failed to Prove Lack of Causation

Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff John P. Reeves alleges asbestos exposure from, among other things, the asbestos-containing caulk of defendant DAP Inc. while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard...more

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