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California Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Asbestos Pipe Trial Featuring Kidney Cancer Claim Preclusion

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Court: Superior Court of California, County of Alameda - On June 15, 2023, plaintiffs Alvarino and Dianna J. DaSilva first filed an asbestos action in the Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court, alleging that Alvarino DaSilva...more

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Massachusetts Jury Awards $8 Million Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial against J&J

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Court: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County - A Massachusetts jury awarded plaintiff Janice Paluzzi $8 million in damages against defendant Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (collectively, J&J)....more

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Virginia Court Limits Discovery in Talc Trade Libel Case

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Newport News Division - In the case of Pecos River Talc LLC v. Emory, plaintiff Pecos River Talc LLC (“Pecos River”) – a corporate entity formed as part of...more

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Connecticut Court Finds it Lacks Personal Jurisdiction Over Canadian Defendant

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Court:  Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Bridgeport - Plaintiff Jacob Russell Herman Sr. filed an action in the Superior Court of Connecticut as the surviving spouse and executor of the estate of the late...more

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Washington Establishes New Standard for Deliberate Injury Exception in Latent Disease Cases

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In May 2025, the Supreme Court of Washington overruled previous precedent regarding the deliberate intent to injure exception related to workers’ compensation immunity for employers, finding that an employee may sue its...more

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Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of Pipe Fitting Defendant

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Court: United States Court for the Middle District of North Carolina - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Linwood W. Pierce alleged he was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a welder and pipefitter from the...more

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$3M Plaintiff Verdict in Louisiana Talc Trial Under Review

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Court: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana - As previously reported HERE in the Asbestos Case Tracker, a Louisiana jury on May 7 returned a plaintiff’s verdict against talc manufacturer Johnson...more

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PA Appellate Court Affirms Defense Summary Judgments

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Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania - In this asbestos appeal, appellant Sandra Pendergrass — the administratrix of the estate of decedent, Vernetta Merie Coe — appealed the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Civil...more

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Plaintiffs Win Appeal Regarding Ambiguous Language In Insurance Policy On Bodily Injury

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Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit - Mr. May died from Mesothelioma and the plaintiffs filed a wrongful death and survival action alleging the decedent was exposed to asbestos while working as a...more

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Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Shipyard Case to State Court

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Jurisdiction:  Louisiana Eastern District Court - Plaintiff Nolan J. LeBoeuf worked at the Avondale Shipyard in Westwego, La. for several years during the 1970s and 1980s. He also frequently visited coworkers on his days off...more

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Louisiana Jury Returns $3M Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial

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Jurisdiction: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana - A Louisiana Jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict May 7 after an eight-week trial against Johnson & Johnson and Pecos River Talc LLC....more

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A Check on Experts in the Talcum Powder World

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On February 7, 2025, Judge Walker, sitting in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, ruled that the Plaintiff (a subsidiary of a parent company engaged in nationwide talcum powder litigation)...more

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$18 Million Verdict Awarded in Asbestosis Case Following Trial against Manufacturer

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Jurisdiction: Broward County Circuit Court - A Florida jury on April 23 handed down an $18 million verdict in aperitoneal mesothelioma case brought by the law firm of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC....more

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Dismissal of Defendant Upheld on Appeal Due to Release Language in Prior Settlement

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Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department - The Supreme Court of New York, New York County, on March 13, 2024, dismissed defendant Long Island Lighting Company from an asbestos action,...more

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Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Reversed by Court of Appeals of Indiana

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Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Indiana - In this asbestos action, it was alleged that decedent, Ronald McBride had asbestos exposure from the use of asbestos-containing talcum powder products while living in Indiana and...more

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Louisiana Asbestos Workers May Qualify for Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma Lawsuits

Asbestos workers in the state of Louisiana who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer or asbestos lung cancer may be eligible to file a lawsuit or bankruptcy trust claim against the companies responsible for their...more

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Florida Jury Awards Plaintiff $18 Million in Asbestos Case against Brake Grinding Manufacturer

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Court: Florida – 17th Judicial Circuit Court - Plaintiff, Denise J. Guth Cook alleged asbestos exposure from consumer talc products and automobile parts. She specifically alleged bystander and household exposure from...more

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

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Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four - Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. The plaintiffs allege that the decedent, Raul Hernandez, had occupational exposure to...more

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Jury Returns Verdict for American Honda in Asbestos Brakes Case

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Jurisdiction: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. - Plaintiff Jose Estrada filed suit alleging exposure to asbestos from a variety of products, including automobile parts during his employment at a tire store. Mr. Estrada was...more

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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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How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?: A Step-By-Step Guide

Workers whose jobs involved exposure to asbestos – including boilermakers, boiler workers, carpenters, factory workers, laborers, pipe coverers, and pipefitters – may be in danger of developing mesothelioma, asbestos lung...more

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Washington Court Finds No Take-Home Exposure in Asbestos Bench Trial

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In Perkins v. United States, Plaintiff Tristan Perkins sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) for her mother Geraldine Perkins’ (“Decedent”) alleged wrongful death due to asbestos exposure. Alleging...more

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Connecticut Court Awards Punitive Damages in Recent Asbestos Trial

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The Estate of Nicholas Barone trial in Bridgeport Superior Court in Connecticut before Judge William Clark concluded with a $15 million plaintiff’s verdict on 5/16/2024. The jury also awarded punitive damages, the exact...more

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Court Reverses Denial of J&J’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Causation Grounds

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Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department - The Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week unanimously granted defendants Johnson & Johnson and LTL...more

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

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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

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