Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, September 29, 2021 In this asbestos action, plaintiff James Lancaster claimed that his lung cancer was caused, in part, by exposure to asbestos during the course of his 33-year career as a railroad track foreman. The defendant, BNSF Railway Company, pointed instead to the plaintiff’s extensive history …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Plaintiff Krutz filed suit in Louisiana state court on April 29, 2020, against a number of defendants, including Amchem, as a result of his alleged asbestos exposures. The case was removed to federal court on June 15, 2020. On Nov. 9, 2020, Krutz died, allegedly as …
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, September 27, 2021 Plaintiff Laura M. Walls filed a products liability action on behalf of the estate of her husband, Robie W. Walls (decedent). The plaintiff alleged that defendant Pneumo Abex LLC, among others, manufactured, sold, and/or distributed asbestos-containing products or raw asbestos materials for …
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, September 10, 2021 Decedent James LaFrentz was employed by General Dynamics Corporation from 1978 to 1984 at the Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas, as a drill press operator and a machinist. The complaint, filed by the plaintiffs in 2018 on behalf …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 24, 2021 Plaintiff Ronald J. Barrosse filed a petition for damages in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, against several defendants. The plaintiff alleged that he was exposed to asbestos and/or asbestos-containing products during the course of his employment at Avondale Industries, …
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, August 31, 2021 In this asbestos action, plaintiff Jerome Gehant served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 until 1970 and subsequently for several employers, including McDermott, Inc. from 1984 until 1999. He alleges that his exposure to asbestos during his service and employment on ships resulted …
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 16, 2021 The decedent, John Grimes, and his domestic partner filed two lawsuits in New York State Court against two different sets of defendants, alleging that the decedent developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos-containing products while working at the Brooklyn …
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California In this asbestos action, plaintiff Frank Shelton alleged exposure to asbestos while serving in the U.S. Navy from the mid-1960s until the early 1970s. Defendant Superior Lidgerwood Mundy Corporation filed a motion to dismiss this matter, contending that the court did not have general or specific …
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, September 15, 2021 W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) operated an asbestos mining and processing facility in Montana from 1963 to 1990. After declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Grace emerged and reorganized. Its reorganization plan included the establishment of an asbestos personal-injury trust, through which all asbestos-related personal injury …
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, September 13, 2021 This matter was brought on behalf of decedent Donald Vanni in 2014, alleging two causes of action for negligence and strict product liability against defendant Honeywell International, Inc. among others. The plaintiff alleged that the decedent was exposed to asbestos from owning …