Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York In this asbestos action, Munir Seen alleged he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure from various products, including joint compound from defendant Kaiser. The plaintiff’s experts included Drs. Jacqueline Moline and David Rosner. In June 2022, a jury awarded the plaintiff $15 million … Continued
Court: Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One In this asbestos action, decedent Kevin Holdsworth worked at a paper mill in Camas, Washington from 1964 to 2001. He alleged exposure to asbestos from several sources during his employment, including from his role on the paper machine cleanup crew which required him to “blow down” every … Continued
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) In these asbestos actions, defendant Burnham LLC moved for partial summary judgment seeking the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ punitive damage claims, arguing the plaintiffs failed to establish that Burnham’s conduct rose to the level of egregious and morally culpable conduct necessary for the award of … Continued
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington This case arises out of the death of decedent Thomas Deem from mesothelioma, which the plaintiff alleges was caused by the decedent’s exposure to asbestos through his work as a machinist at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The court previously dismissed the plaintiff’s claims … Continued
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit In 2016, plaintiff Richard Nybeck sued various product manufacturers in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, alleging he developed lung cancer after his occupational exposure to asbestos. Thereafter, the defendants removed the case to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1442(a)(1) and 1446. The plaintiff initially … Continued
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana This is an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming that Shelton Boutte contracted lung cancer from alleged exposure to asbestos during his career as a rigger at the Avondale Shipyard from 1973 to 1975. Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit against defendant, Huntington Ingalls, as successor in interest and … Continued
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California In this asbestos action, plaintiff Gary Haeck sued several defendants for causes of action in strict products liability, negligence, fraud, and loss of consortium, including five entities that are California citizens. Haeck moved for an expedited trial, which the court granted for December 2022. … Continued
The end of 2022 saw a number of changes to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts, including site list updates to half of the trusts that saw changes during this time. As the Asbestos Case Tracker previously reported, the trend of trusts decreasing their percentage payments continued in the fourth quarter of 2022, with three more trusts … Continued
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos-related lawsuit, defendant, Perkins Engines, filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiff could not have used its brakes, clutches, or gasoline engine gaskets. In support of its motion, defendant proffered the affidavit of Kevin Klein, a technical coordinator in Litigation Technical Support … Continued
Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit In this fact-specific case, the plaintiff alleged the decedent Joyce Allen was exposed to asbestos through her husband, Odell Allen, who worked as a longshoreman and freight handler for various employers on the New Orleans riverfront from the 1960s to the 1980s. Defendant Ports America filed a … Continued