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Pennsylvania Federal Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand in Asbestos Action

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Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Plaintiffs alleged the decedent, Ralph Pappagallo, had occupational asbestos exposure during portions of his employment with Bethlehem Steel and...more

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California Federal Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Application to Remand in Asbestos Action

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Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California - In this action, plaintiff Sondra Scott alleges asbestos exposure from her personal use of various talcum powder products including, but not limited...more

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Circuit Court Affirms Automatic Stay as to Georgia-Pacific’s Asbestos Lawsuits

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Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - In 1965, Georgia-Pacific LLC (Old GP) merged with Bestwall Gypsum Company, a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products. In 2017, Georgia-Pacific LLC...more

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District Court Finds Defendant Has Colorable Federal Officer Statutory Defense, Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand

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Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - This is an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming that Shelton Boutte contracted lung cancer from alleged exposure to asbestos during his career as...more

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Toxic Tort Monitor – February 2018

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New Developments - Which Came First: Subject Matter or Personal Jurisdiction? Two recent Eastern District of Missouri cases examined the same issue, yet the court reached opposite results. In Lewis v. Johnson & Johnson...more

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