The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment for Exxon Mobil corporation in Stanley Cole v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (No. 14-22-00756-CV), a premises liability case involving alleged exposure to olivine dust. The...more
3/10/2025
/ Appeals ,
Bodily Injury ,
Corporate Liability ,
Evidence ,
Expert Testimony ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Jurisdiction ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Silica ,
Summary Judgment ,
Toxic Exposure
In a 4-3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion that significantly narrowed Iowa’s new statutory asbestos defense – holding the defense only protects asbestos product defendants who did not manufacture or sell the...more
9/14/2022
/ Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Comparative Negligence ,
IA Supreme Court ,
Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Mesothelioma ,
Reversal ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Third-Party ,
Tort Reform ,
Toxic Exposure