Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court: Supreme Court of New York State, Erie County Plaintiff Ronald McInnis worked as a career union pipefitter from the 1970s-2010s. A native of Chatham, New Brunswick, plaintiff spent the vast majority of his career working at various paper mills, chemical plants, refineries, and power plants throughout New Brunswick, Ontario, and parts of Alberta, Canada. He was …
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania This is a prisoner civil-rights case filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, regarding the conditions of confinement in Huntingdon State Correctional Institution (SCI-Huntingdon). The case was originally filed as a putative class action by three individual pro-se plaintiffs on behalf of a class of Huntingdon …
Court: California Superior Court, Los Angeles County In this asbestos action, plaintiffs Leon Solis Jr., Laura Rangel, Crystal Solis and Leon Solis filed suit claiming negligence against several defendants, including Brake Parts Inc., in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Plaintiffs alleged Sylvia Solis contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, resulting in Ms. Solis’s death. The case …
Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Fairfield at Bridgeport County In this asbestos action, Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things, personal use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder from the 1950s through the 2000s. Plaintiffs alleged that Johnson & Johnson owned the Vermont talc …
Since its initial appearance on the Judicial Hellholes list in 2020, South Carolina asbestos litigation continues to move up. South Carolina has earned a reputation for bias against corporate defendants, unwarranted sanctions, low evidentiary requirements, liability expanding rulings, unfair trials, severe verdicts, a willingness to overturn or modify jury verdicts to benefit plaintiffs, and frequent …
Virginia Circuit Court In this asbestos action, plaintiff Patricia Katcham filed suit claiming that her husband, James Katcham, had occupational exposure to asbestos because of his career as a millwright. It was specifically alleged that Mr. Katcham had occupational asbestos exposure by working with gaskets, packing and other asbestos-containing products while employed as a millwright …
New York Supreme Court – New York County In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michael C. Wagner filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York – New York County, alleging occupational exposure to asbestos because of his career as a mechanic, resulting in Mr. Wagner contracting mesothelioma. Mr. Wagner named numerous defendants, including North …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Plaintiff Mallory Ware was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2020. He alleged his occupational exposure to asbestos and toxic welding fumes caused his illness. He initiated a lawsuit in state court against both premises owners and manufacturers, sellers, suppliers, contractors, and distributors of asbestos-containing products. …
Court: Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Two Plaintiff Steven Watts filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Alameda County, California naming 36 defendants who were alleged to have manufactured or supplied asbestos-containing products, to which plaintiff claimed to have been exposed to during his time operating an automotive repair …
Jurisdiction: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. and its affiliates (Debtors) initiated this bankruptcy action with the Federal District Court of New Jersey. They previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to address and resolve existing and future claims alleging injuries from exposure to products containing talc, …