Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Oregon Plaintiffs Robert and Delores Thrasher sued 42 defendants alleging that Robert Thrasher’s asbestos exposure as a child in Oregon and in his Navy service led to his mesothelioma. They initially brought the action in Oregon state court; it was then removed to federal court. Defendant …
Court: Business and Consumer Court of Maine, Cumberland County In this matter, Stephan Co. (“Stephan”) filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The plaintiff, Jan Cuthbertson (“Plaintiff”), lives in Camden, Maine. Stephan is incorporated in and maintains its principal place of business in Florida, manufacturing, selling, and distributing hair care and personal …
Court: Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Bridgeport Plaintiff Jacob Russell Herman Sr. filed an action in the Superior Court of Connecticut as the surviving spouse and executor of the estate of the late Elaine Adelia Hickey Herman, following her death from mesothelioma. Plaintiff alleged the decedent’s mesothelioma was the result of take-home exposure …
Jurisdiction: Schenectady Supreme Court, New York Defendant Fives Giddings & Lewis were sued in New York by plaintiff McCune, based on the allegation that their machinery exposed him to asbestos. Mr. McCune filed this lawsuit May 13, 2024, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries related to his exposure to asbestos from various asbestos-containing products. Plaintiff …
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals of Indiana In this asbestos action, it was alleged that decedent, Ronald McBride had asbestos exposure from the use of asbestos-containing talcum powder products while living in Indiana and Florida from 1970 to 2021. In August 2021, it was further claimed that Mr. McBride was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma because of …
Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. The plaintiffs allege that the decedent, Raul Hernandez, had occupational exposure to asbestos over a 40-year career as an automobile mechanic, including exposure to asbestos-containing brakes and clutches from Toyota cars at a Toyota dealership from …
Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four Blanca Hernandez, et al., v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al. This litigation arises from claims of asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs allege the decedent, Raul Hernandez, had occupational exposure to asbestos over a 40-year career as an automobile mechanic, including exposure to asbestos-containing brake shoes, brake pads, …
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (NY) In this asbestos action, plaintiffs allege that decedent, John Beagan, was exposed to asbestos-containing products while in work areas of New York car dealerships in the 1990s, along with the work areas of car dealerships in his home state of Florida between 1976 and 1986, which led …
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 …
Court: Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Bridgeport at Bridgeport Connecticut resident Elaine Adelia Hickey (decedent) contracted mesothelioma alleging exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing talcum products throughout her life. Decedent alleged she personally used talcum products on herself and her children from the 1950s to the 1970s and was also exposed to asbestos from her …