Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Plaintiffs Erica Dandry Constanza and Monica Dandry Hallner allege decedent Michael P. Dandry Jr., while an employee for Avondale, was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products manufactured, distributed, sold, and/or handled by Avondale and other parties. Plaintiffs allege this exposure caused and/or contributed to …
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County Plaintiff Widercrantz alleges his mesothelioma resulted from exposure to various defendants’ asbestos-containing products. He alleges personal and bystander asbestos exposure working as a laborer with American Biltrite Inc.’s (ABI) Amtico floor tiles from 1974 to the late 1980s. Such work included demolition, cutting, sanding, and sweeping …
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Decedent Michael Dandry Jr. was employed in various positions by defendant, Avondale, between June 1971 and August 1971. During that time, plaintiffs claim decedent was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products on Avondale’s premises, which ultimately led to decedent developing mesothelioma. Plaintiffs contend Avondale had “care, custody, and …
Plaintiff Richard Long brought this suit against multiple defendants, including John Crane, after being diagnosed with biphasic pleural mesothelioma in January 2023. Long worked at the Dillingham ship repair yard on Swan Island, Ore., from 1972 to 1985. The case eventually went to trial. Long called as experts Arnold Brody, Ph.D., a pathologist and cell biologist …
Court: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County A Massachusetts jury awarded plaintiff Janice Paluzzi $8 million in damages against defendant Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (collectively, J&J). Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against numerous defendants, including J&J, alleging her use of talcum powder products manufactured by defendants, including Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower …
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 …
Court: United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Debtor Ben Nye Co. Inc., a manufacturer and distributer of theatrical makeup, filed for subchapter V bankruptcy in March 2024. Its proposed bar date order and subchapter V plan were each confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California shortly …
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit Mr. May died from Mesothelioma and the plaintiffs filed a wrongful death and survival action alleging the decedent was exposed to asbestos while working as a Stevedore between the mid-1960s and through the 1970s. One of the defendants sued was the decedent’s past employer, Louisiana Stevedores , …
Jurisdiction: Louisiana Eastern District Court Plaintiff Nolan J. LeBoeuf worked at the Avondale Shipyard in Westwego, La. for several years during the 1970s and 1980s. He also frequently visited coworkers on his days off during his employment. Plaintiff alleged that asbestos exposure from the shipyard caused his mesothelioma. Specifically, plaintiff asserted that Avondale failed to educate and …
Jurisdiction: Broward County Circuit Court A Florida jury on April 23 handed down an $18 million verdict in aperitoneal mesothelioma case brought by the law firm of Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC. Plaintiff Denise Guth Cook spent time in her father’s shop as a childas herfather and brothers were career mechanics. Plaintiff alleged …