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If you or a loved one were exposed to benzene at work and were diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia, myelodysplasia (MDS), lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit and receive financial...more
City of Philadelphia v. Wayne Deloatch and Independence Blue Cross (WCAB); Independence Blue Cross v. City of Philadelphia and Wayne Deloatch (WCAB); No. 541 C.D. 2022 and No. 589 C.D. 2022; Filed Dec. 24, 2024 - Wayne...more
West Conshohocken Borough v. David Markland (WCAB); No. 1382 C.D. 2022; filed Jan. 2, 2025 - This case involved a Claim Petition filed based on an occupational disease. The claimant worked as a firefighter and filed an Act 46...more
Borough of Hollidaysburg v. Paul Detwiler (WCAB); No. 739 C.D. 2023; Filed November 19, 2024; Judge Wolf - The claimant was a firefighter who developed chronic myeloid leukemia that was diagnosed in 2014. He learned his...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff John P. Reeves alleges asbestos exposure from, among other things, the asbestos-containing caulk of defendant DAP Inc. while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff Robert L. Toth worked at various Consolidated Edison powerhouses from 1961 to 1991 as a sheet metal worker. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019 and he...more
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Defendant Kennedy Electrical Supply Corp. moved for summary judgment seeking to dismiss this action on the grounds that plaintiff was not exposed to asbestos from any...more
Workers at asbestos job sites in the state of Texas may be at risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure....more
Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer....more
Recent studies have shown that firefighters who worked with aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, face an increased risk of developing kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other types of cancer due to the...more
Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) - In this asbestos action, the plaintiff moved for a joint trial of two actions: Rullo v. ABB. Inc., et al. and Scandaliate v. ABB Inc., et al. In NYCAL. Two cases may be...more
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - In this asbestos action, defendant Goodyear moved for summary judgment, arguing that asbestos exposure from its sheet gaskets could not have caused plaintiff Robert...more
We previously wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation denying exclusion of Plaintiffs’ specific causation expert and granting Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in a toxic tort suit arising...more
On December 7, 2018, the Occupational Cancer Research Center (OCRC) held a seminar on “Perspectives on Mitigating Exposures to Engineered Nanomaterials in the Workplace.” The seminar was part of the Occupational and...more