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Asbestos Case Tracker

Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.

Category: Expert Witnesses

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Valve Manufacturer Denied Motion to Preclude Plaintiff’s Expert Damages Witness in Maritime Case

Jurisdiction:  United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania David Cox was employed by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard from 1974 to 1987. In August 2022, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died less than two weeks later. His widow and the administratrix of his estate Jean C. Cox (plaintiff) brought a wrongful death and …

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• Asbestos Case Tracker, Expert Witnesses, Judicial Notice, Witness Credibility

Fifth Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling Against Final Remaining Defendant

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit In December 2018, Sue Perry (“decedent”) passed away following her second lung cancer diagnosis. Her surviving husband and daughters (“plaintiffs”) alleged that she developed lung cancer from laundering Mr. Perry’s work clothes when he worked as a millwright at the Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC” or “defendant”) Taft …

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