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
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
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
Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department - In September 2023, the trial court denied talc defendant Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss the complaint against it. On...more
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Plaintiff Harry Marsh worked as a merchant mariner from 1944 to 1992. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2018 and subsequently sued the owner of every vessel he...more
The Fourth Circuit recently held that a premises owner in an asbestos case was not liable to a pipefitter based on insufficient evidence of exposure and the independent contractor exception to landowner liability...more
Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more
In Schiffer v. CBS Corporation (filed 9/9/15; modified 9/30/15), the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant asbestos insulation manufacturer finding...more