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An Illinois man has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit on behalf his late father. James Gillis’ suit states that his father, the late Gilbert Gillis, was diagnosed with mesothelioma that was wrongfully caused by 69 defendant corporations that failed to properly protect the late Mr. Gillis from the consequences of asbestos exposure.
James Gillis stated that [...]
Eloise Heep of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit in Madison County Court on behalf of her late husband. The suit claims that Zelba Leon Heep’s diagnosis and subsequent death from mesothelioma cancer was wrongfully cause by 149 corporations, including Mr. Heep’s former employers.
Mrs. Heep’s suit alleges that her husband was exposed to asbestos-containing materials while [...]
A panel of three Ohio judges, all presiding over Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, threw out a total of 30,000 asbestos related injury claims on Monday after to a ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court last week regarding the upholding of certain limits on asbestos cases.
Judge Harry Hanna, who has handled thousands of asbestos-related cases [...]
An asbestos-related lawsuit has been filed by a Texas couple naming 31 companies as the defendants, including A.O. Smith. Gerald and Gladys Beasley filed the suit in the Jefferson County District Court on October 3, 2008.
The couple claims that Gerald’s malignant mesothelioma was wrongfully caused by the companies named in the suit. Mr. [...]
A Kansas couple has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court on September 26th. The complaint stems from the Robert J. Wondra’s diagnosis of mesothelioma on August 5th of this year, which the couple feels was wrongfully caused.
Robert J. Wondra and his wife Betty are naming 153 defendant corporations in the [...]
Asbestos is a mineral that occurs naturally in fiber bundles, and the bundles can be separated into individual fibers. Asbestos fibers are resistant to heat, fire and chemicals, and they do not conduct electricity. With those characteristics, products containing asbestos were a perfect fit for many construction and manufacturing industries.
Asbestos products include brake shoes and [...]
An asbestos claim lawyer is exactly what you need if you have contracted any asbestos related diseases as a result of asbestos exposure at workplace. Some of the most common but life threatening diseases that you may develop due to asbestos exposure include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbesotosis. What makes it worse is the fact [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that “bank demands for about $100 million in extra interest payments could upset a key deal with asbestos creditors, derailing W.R. Grace & Co.’s bid to exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.”
According to the article, a deal reached in April should allow Grace to close the bankruptcy in 2009. However, banks [...]
Now that the federal government has sealed a $250 million deal with W.R. Grace for the investigation and clean-up of asbestos in Libby, Montana, the state has announced that they are also ready to sign an agreement with the company in regards to the Libby asbestos claims.
According to a KPAX-TV news story, the Montana Department [...]
A jury in Los Angeles awarded compensation in the amount of $9.7 million to a Georgia man who said he developed malignant mesothelioma decades after he was exposed to asbestos while serving as a Navy machinist’s mate aboard the USS Preble in Long Beach.
According to an article in the San Jose Mercury News, Chief Y.R. [...]