Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
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
Court of Appeals of Iowa, August 31, 2022 Plaintiffs Mary and Paul Fankhauser filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants, including Honeywell International Inc. and Pneumo Abex LLC, alleging that Paul’s mesothelioma was caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products while employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation between 1968 and 2006. Honeywell sold asbestos-containing brake … Continued
Supreme Court of New York, County of Erie , August 25, 2022 In this asbestos action, plaintiff Eric Cislo alleged take-home exposure to asbestos from his father’s work with Bison boilers from 1969 until the early 1980s. Prior to 1969, Farrar and Trefts Inc. manufactured and sold Bison boilers, and underwent “a series of acquisitions, mergers, … 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
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, August 11, 2022 The late Robie Walls brought this asbestos action in early 2020 after a mesothelioma diagnosis. He alleged asbestos exposure from his service in the United States Navy and his civilian career as a tractor-trailer fleet mechanic. Walls died from the disease in … Continued
Supreme Court of New York, New York County, July 28, 2022 In this asbestos action, decedent Roy Barbarino alleged exposure to asbestos from brake lining as a bus maintainer for the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) from 1962 to 1987. Defendant Abex moved for summary judgment, contending that they could not have caused or … Continued
Supreme Court of New York, New York County, June 15, 2022 In this asbestos action, decedent Anastasios Katechis alleged exposure to asbestos from joint compound he used as a painter for Mamais Construction from 1967 to 1971. During his deposition, Katechis identified defendant Allied Building Products Corp. as a supplier of joint compound during that … Continued
Court of Appeals of South Carolina, August 3, 2022 In this asbestos action, decedent Stephen Stewart alleged exposure from working with asbestos-containing dryer felt associated with a paper machine from 1963 until 1981. Stewart was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in September 2012. After settling with all other defendants, Stewart proceeded to trial against Scapa … Continued
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, August 3, 2022 Originally filed by Decedent prior to his passing related to mesothelioma, Plaintiffs were substituted as the parties in a wrongful death claim brought against Travelers Indemnity Co. (“Travelers”), among other defendants, under Louisiana’s direct actions statute, La. R.S. § 22:1269. Decedent was a vessel inspector for … Continued