Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana -
In ACT’s continuing coverage of the Robichaux mesothelioma matter pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) -
In this asbestos action, defendant Crosby Valve LLC moved to dismiss the action, alleging that plaintiff, John Holland was not exposed to asbestos from any Crosby...more
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles -
In this asbestos action, three defendants filed motions for summary judgment, and in some cases, in the alternative, motions for summary adjudication,...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) -
In this asbestos action, boiler defendant Burnham LLC was sued for a variety of claims, including failure to warn, loss of consortium, and punitive damages....more
Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County Plaintiff Jean Castagna filed suit against a number of defendants, including Komori America Corporation, alleging exposure to asbestos during his employment with Martin...more
Court Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (NYCAL) -
In this asbestos case, decedent, Richard Robinson passed away immediately after the commencement of the instant action. One of the...more
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit -
In 1965, Georgia-Pacific LLC (Old GP) merged with Bestwall Gypsum Company, a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products. In 2017, Georgia-Pacific LLC...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - The plaintiff’s decedent, Alfred Broderick, was allegedly diagnosed with asbestosis in March 2018, which he claimed was caused by exposure to asbestos. Mr....more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, Erie County -
In this asbestos matter, plaintiffs claimed that decedent, Jeffrey Campise, was exposed to asbestos through consumer talcum powder products. Plaintiffs filed suit against a...more
As previously reported in the Asbestos Case Tracker here, in June 2022 a jury awarded plaintiff Munir Seen $15 million, allocating 70 percent of the fault to joint compound manufacturer Kaiser Gypsum. Following the trial,...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Decedent James Grant Gooding was employed at various shipyards in Louisiana between 1970 and 1979. On March 4, 2020, he filed suit against a variety of premises...more
Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County -
Defendant Perkins Engine, Inc. moved to renew a court order denying its motion for summary judgment. A motion for leave to renew or reargue is based on new facts not offered on...more
Court: Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One -
In this asbestos action, decedent Kevin Holdsworth worked at a paper mill in Camas, Washington from 1964 to 2001. He alleged exposure to asbestos from several sources...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) -
In these asbestos actions, defendant Burnham LLC moved for partial summary judgment seeking the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ punitive damage claims, arguing the...more
Supreme Court of New York, County of Erie Plaintiff Craig Screiner, represented by Belluck and Fox, alleged exposure to asbestos from his time working at Durez Plastics in North Tonawanda, New York during summer 1974, and...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department -
Plaintiff Ralph Vavala alleged his lung cancer diagnosis arose from alleged exposure to asbestos from a variety of products, including valves...more
Plaintiff Paul M. Moutal was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 1999 and alleged that his lung cancer resulted from exposure to asbestos from his time as a handyman, laborer, and carpenter in the 1960s and 1970s. During...more
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, November 9, 2022 -
In this asbestos matter, the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent, Gail Chandler, developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to...more
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, November 2, 2022 -
In this asbestos action, Steel Grip Inc., a personal protective equipment manufacturer, was sued along with other defendants for decedent...more
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, October 6, 2022 -
In this asbestos action, Plaintiff George Sweikart alleged that his mesothelioma resulted from exposure to asbestos-containing products, including...more
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 6, 2022 -
Plaintiff Ora Adams alleges that her husband, Lional Adams, was exposed to asbestos at defendant, Avondale’s, New Orleans area...more
As previously reported in Goldberg Segalla’s Asbestos Case Tracker — (NYCAL Verdict Against Talc Product Manufacturer Reversed on Causation Grounds – Asbestos Case Tracker) — the New York Court of Appeals recently overturned...more
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, August 23, 2022 -
Decedent Callen Cortez sued defendant Hopeman Brothers Inc., among others, claiming that alleged asbestos exposures caused him to develop...more
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, July 19, 2022 -
In 2017, Plaintiff Donna Olson (“Plaintiff”) filed suit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J), claiming that her lifelong use of J&J talcum powder...more
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro Division, July 12, 2022 -
In this asbestos action, the plaintiff Jack Papineau sued various manufacturers alleging that these manufacturers...more