Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Central District of California Decedent David L. Dunlavey worked as a pipefitter and steamfitter from 1967 to 2006 — including time spent around 1970 working as a pipefitter for University Mechanical and performing work for National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO). His employment required him to handle asbestos-containing …
Supreme Court of New York, New York County Plaintiff Raymond Lee, as administrator for the estate of the decedent, Jim Lee filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County alleging decedent was exposed to asbestos from his’s employment working around various products. Defendant, Crosby Valves, filed a motion for summary …
Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos action, Plaintiff Jane E. Wixted, as executrix for the estate of the decedent, Thomas N. Wixted (“Decedent”) filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County allegingDecedent was exposed to asbestos from his employment working around various products. Defendant, Crosby …
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 …
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania This is a prisoner civil-rights case filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, regarding the conditions of confinement in Huntingdon State Correctional Institution (SCI-Huntingdon). The case was originally filed as a putative class action by three individual pro-se plaintiffs on behalf of a class of Huntingdon …
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 …
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana This case involves claims of asbestos exposure. Plaintiff Robert Stephen Sentilles initiated this action asserting negligence and strict liability claims against several defendants. Mr. Sentilles specifically claimed having asbestos exposure due to, among other things, working at various Navy shipyards involving insulation, asbestos blankets, …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Plaintiff Robert Stephen Sentilles was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2020. He filed his suit asserting negligence and strict liability claims against several defendants, including Avondale. Plaintiff alleged his illness was the result of asbestos exposure from the 1950s to the 1980s. More specifically, he alleged …
United States District Court for the Northern District of California In this wrongful death action, it is claimed that Decedent William Ankiel Jr. had exposure to asbestos-containing equipment during his service aboard a Navy vessel. Mr. Ankiel served in the U.S. Navy as a boiler room technician aboard the USS Hollister from October 1975 to April …
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit In this action, plaintiff Climmie Craft filed suit in this matter asserting that she contracted asbestos-related lung cancer as a consequence of her take-home exposure to asbestos while laundering the asbestos-contaminated clothing of her husband, Jerry Craft. Mrs. Craft alleges that her husband was exposed to asbestos while …