Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division As previously reported by the Asbestos Case Tracker, decedent Gustave Sahm died from lung cancer allegedly caused by asbestos exposure from 1956 to 2020 while serving in the Navy and working at various jobs throughout his career. His heirs filed suit in the Circuit …
Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County Plaintiff Jean Castagna filed suit against a number of defendants, including Komori America Corporation, alleging exposure to asbestos during his employment with Martin Lithographers, Inc. in the 1980s. Komori moved to dismiss the action of the grounds that Mr. Castagna was not exposed to …
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle Plaintiff Jeffery Saunders filed an action against numerous defendants, alleging that he was exposed to asbestos-containing products and sustained resulting injuries. Defendant Atlantic Plant Management (APM) moved for summary judgment, arguing that Delaware law applies and that the plaintiff’s claim is barred by the exclusivity provision of the Delaware …
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington In this asbestos action, the plaintiff alleges that decedent David Welch’s mesothelioma was caused by his exposure to asbestos from his service in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carronade and the USS Princeton. The plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants Crane Co. and Velan Valve …
Court: Supreme Court of the United States The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision June 27 on personal jurisdiction in the Robert Mallory case, holding that consent-by-registration statutes do not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case arose out of a Pennsylvania state court asbestos case. The plaintiff Robert Mallory worked for the …
Court Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (NYCAL) In this asbestos case, decedent, Richard Robinson passed away immediately after the commencement of the instant action. One of the defendants, Tishman Liquidating Corporation was not identified in plaintiff’s answer to interrogatories. However, during the discovery deposition of Roddy Davis, a …
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Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department Defendant P.B. Heat previously moved to dismiss multiple complaints in New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) cases. NYCAL Coordinating Judge Adam Silvera denied each of these motions. Asbestos Case Tracker covered one of Judge Silvera’s previous decisions where he denied P.B. Heat’s motion in the Catapano …
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 underwent a divisional merger under Texas law. As a result, Old GP ceased to exist, and its assets and liabilities were divided between two new …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania The plaintiff’s decedent, Alfred Broderick, was allegedly diagnosed with asbestosis in March 2018, which he claimed was caused by exposure to asbestos. Mr. Broderick and his wife filed suit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in July 2018, and their case was removed to federal …