Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, October 21, 2022 The plaintiffs allege that Decedent Kirk Reulet was asbestos to asbestos throughout his 45-year career. The plaintiffs seek summary judgment on two issues: First whether Decedent developed mesothelioma prior to his death; and second, whether mesothelioma resulted in his death. In December … Continued
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, October 19, 2022 The plaintiffs brought a wrongful death and survival action for damages related to the death of their decedent in 2019. Decedent had a forty-five year career as a welder in the marine industry which was alleged to have resulted in his exposure to asbestos. The … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Plaintiff Linda Crossland alleged take-home exposure to asbestos from her husband’s clothing while he was employed at the Avondale Shipyards, where he was responsible for constructing and repairing vessels. Plaintiff sued numerous defendants, alleging they negligently failed to warn her husband about the dangers of … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, October 12, 2022 In this asbestos action, Plaintiff Ruby Lee Marie Falgout (“Plaintiff”) alleged take-home exposure from laundering her husband’s clothes while he worked around Hopeman employees cut and installed asbestos wall board at the Avondale Shipyards (“Avondale”). The plaintiff filed a motion for partial … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 23, 2022 In April 2020, Paul Hotard (“decedent”) received a mesothelioma diagnosis despite never handling or working with asbestos-containing materials while employed at the Avondale Shipyards. While employed, decedent’s duties consisted of handing pipe to the pipefitters and tacking pipe together for a welder to … Continued
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit, September 28, 2022 In this asbestos action, John Brindell (“Brindell”) allegedly contracted mesothelioma as a result of working as a mechanic for Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc. (“PRMMI”) at the Port of New Orleans. Brindell’s surviving spouse and children (“Plaintiffs”) asserted a wrongful death and survival action against … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 29, 2022 The Callen Cortez (“Plaintiff”) matter has been previously reported by the Asbestos Case Tracker. At current issue is the plaintiff’s motion in limine to exclude the testimony of Dr. Samuel Forman, a former Navy officer and occupational medicine specialist, as his testimony would lack relevancy … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 8, 2022 Plaintiff Ora Jean Adams alleges she developed lung cancer from secondhand asbestos exposure from laundering the clothing of her deceased husband. Decedent worked at Avondale in the 1970s as a pipefitter and welder on various vessel construction projects. The plaintiff contends that defendant Hopeman … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, September 6, 2022 Plaintiff Ora Adams alleges that her husband, Lional Adams, was exposed to asbestos at defendant, Avondale’s, New Orleans area shipyards in the 1970s while Mr. Adams was employed as a pipefitter and welder. She contends that this work resulted in asbestos dust … Continued
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana , August 24, 2022 The Asbestos Case Tracker continues to cover the Becnel matter, in which the plaintiffs allege James Becnel was exposed to asbestos at the Avondale Shipyards in 1965. For purposes of these motions, the plaintiff alleged intentional tort and fraud/concealment counts against the defendants. Recently, … Continued