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Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Appellant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

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Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Minnesota - Appellant Westrock Minnesota Corporation f/k/a Waldorf Corporation (Waldorf), challenged the district court’s ruling, denying summary judgment on respondent’s asbestos-related...more

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What Martin v. Goodrich Means for the Illinois’ Workers’ Compensation Landscape

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On January 24, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Martin v. Goodrich Corp., upholding the constitutionality of a 2019 amendment to the Illinois Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (the...more

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Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds That Employer’s Liability Exclusions May Not Bar Coverage For Asbestos Claims Of An Employee’s...

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Employer’s Liability Exclusions typically apply to claims for bodily injury to employees arising out of and in the course of their employment by the insured. But, to what extent might such exclusions apply to claims for...more

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Delaware Workers’ Compensation Statute Bars Civil Claim

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Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle - Plaintiff Jeffery Saunders filed an action against numerous defendants, alleging that he was exposed to asbestos-containing products and sustained resulting injuries...more

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Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment under Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Granted

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Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Plaintiff Frank P. Ragusa Jr. filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans alleging he was exposed to...more

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Attempted End Run Around Wisconsin’s Exclusive Remedy of Worker’s Compensation Fails in Asbestos Litigation in the Seventh Circuit

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Wisconsin’s exclusive remedy of worker’s compensation has long been a bulwark against civil suits brought by employees (subject to a few narrow exceptions not applicable here). This bulwark has survived a creative attack in...more

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