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Breaking the Logjam of Injustice (5/2/08)
Our mission is simple: we want our day in court for plaintiffs dying from mesothelioma. Federal multi-district litigation docket 875 has obstructed that end and requires reform. If the judicial panel that oversees MDL 875 refuses to fix the problem after appeals through the proper channels, then we welcome the intervention of the US Senate to hold hearings and pass legislation that will remedy this injustice. More...
California Superior Court Upholds Loss of Consortium for Mesothelioma Victim (5/18/07)
A recent California appellate decision (Jonnie Lee Pounds v. Crane Co., May 2007) upheld the loss of consortium claim for the wife of a mesothelioma victim poisoned by asbestos. The corporate defendant, Crane Company, argued that since the victim's exposure to their product ended in 1959, and since the victim and his wife didn't get married until 1985, the wife couldn't claim loss of consortium. More...
Fair Play for Navy Veterans (3/26/07)
Just like they need medical care, navy veterans need a level playing field in the courts.
Navy vets who pursue civil claims are confronted by loopholes in the law that allow shrewd asbestos defense lawyers to either harmfully delay the prosecution of a claim (called "federal officer" removal to federal court), or delay the claim altogether (called the" MDL Black Hole"). More...
California Judge Rejects Defense "Removal" Caper, Gives Navy Vet His Day in Court
A federal judge in California recently ruled that General Electric must stand trial in California state court for its failure to warn navy sailors about asbestos contained in the products and equipment GE installed on naval vessels. Seeking to avoid state court and try the case in federal court, where asbestos lawsuits languish and rarely see light of day, General Electric sought to use a discredited legal argument to keep the case out of state court. More...
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Other News..
- Halliburton Units File for Bankruptcy (12/17/03)
- EPA Warning On Asbestos is Under Attack (10/27/03)
- Asbestos Trust Fund a Business Windfall? (7/10/03)
- Hatch Asbestos Bill Gets Halliburton Out of Jail Free! (6/11/03)
- Barriers to Treatment Can be Both Physical and Financial: CNN Lou Dobbs Moneyline (2/6/03)
- Talks Held in Bid to End Asbestos Suits (2/6/03)
- Asbestos-Linked Cancers Show Unexpected Decline in Sweden (12/3/02)
- Families of Workers Blame Deaths On Plant's Use of Asbestos (11/4/02)
- Asbestos Has Had Serious, Not-So-Serious Uses Over Time (11/4/02)
- The Victims Of A Stealthy Killer (11/3/02)
- Asbestos Diseases Wait To Attack (11/3/02)
- Union Carbide Liable for Asbestos Illnesses (10/28/02)
- No Proof Polio Vaccine Later Caused Cancer (10/23/02)
- Halliburton Sees Asbestos Exposure at $600 Million Through 2015 (9/3/02)
- Halliburton Deals With Negative PR (9/3/02)
- Judge 'Amazed' by Honeywell Removal Attempt; Threatens Sanctions (5/8/02)
- Asbestos Touted for Paper Use, 60s Memo Says (3/21/02)
- Asbestos Claims Threat Haunts Europe's Insurers (2/5/02)
- Halliburton Rejecting Asbestos Settlements (1/27/02)
- Unique Suit Targets Appliance Firms Family Claims Asbestos Killed Local Repairman. San Clemente, CA (3/20/01)
- Legal Documents Raise Question of Whether Polio Vaccines Remained Tainted With SV40 After 1961, HarrisMartin Reports. (12/13/00)
- SV40, Asbestos, and Mesothelioma - Where Are We Going? (11/7/00)
- WTO: French Asbestos Ban Is Legal (9/20/00)
- Good News! Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Asbestos Victims to Seek Remedies in Court, Overturns Sham Fibreboard Class Action. (6/24/99)
- 259,000 Asbestos Deaths - And Counting, (6/21/99)
- Analysis of Proposed Federal Asbestos Legislation -- The So-Called "Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act" (2/15/99)
- Asbestos Bills Threaten Legal Rights of Tens of Thousands of Injured Workers and Their Families (1/28/99)
- Florida Appellate Court Upholds $31 Million Punitive Damage Award Against Owens Corning Fiberglas in Mesothelioma Case
- US Supremes Bust CCR Class Action!
- Fibreboard Class Action Against The Ropes!
- Asbestos Class Action Update: US Supremes to Review Fibreboard Sweetheart Deal (6/24/98)
Conceptual Issues in Health Policy and Occupational/Environmental Health
The Bottom Line
- ...asbestos manufacturers noted an increase in the number of asbestos personal injury claims filed against them...