Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California Plaintiffs filed suit against multiple Defendants, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, due to decedent Alice Faulk’s asbestos exposure, resulting in a diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma, which caused her to pass away in 2022. Among other things, plaintiffs claim Ms. Faulk was exposed to take-home …
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Plaintiff Shirley Johnson sued multiple defendants for the mesothelioma-caused death of decedent, Lonnie “Bill” Stubblefield Jr., including Todd Shipyard and Lockheed Shipbuilding Co., both of which overhauled Navy ships in the 1970s and 1980s. Decedent Bill Stubblefield was diagnosed with mesothelioma in November 2022 …
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division On June 9, 2023, summary judgment was granted in favor of defendant New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway. Plaintiff, Todd Stephans, appealed the decision. The court found no abuse of discretion and affirmed. Plaintiff first sued the Railway in August 2019 where he had worked since 1994 …
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana In this action, Plaintiff Jerry Lejeune alleges occupational asbestos exposure as a deckhand and/or driller for various employers at job sites in Louisiana, beginning in 1973. Plaintiff further alleges the occupational asbestos exposure caused him to develop mesothelioma. Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging claims against various …
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 Plaintiffs Erica Dandry Constanza and Monica Dandry Hallner allege decedent Michael P. Dandry Jr. developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Avondale). Plaintiffs allege decedent was employed by Avondale between June 1, 1971, and August 16, 1971, during which he …
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 …
Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Plaintiff Bruce K. Wright and per quod plaintiff Louise K. Wright allege Mr. Wright had asbestos exposure from working as a mechanic at multiple shops from approximately 1969 to 2013. Plaintiffs specifically claim that Mr. Wright had exposure while working as a mechanic with asbestos-containing …
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Plaintiffs allege the decedent, Dennis C. Payne, had asbestos exposure while working aboard a ship as a marine engineering student at the California Maritime Academy in the 1970s. Previously, General Electric was contracted to manufacture and install the turbine for the ship. In 1941, …
On September 12, 2023, plaintiffs Monica Kelly-Lewis, Gia Lewis-Grows, and Levar Lewis, successors to the estate of decedent Brouney Lewis, filed this asbestos action in Louisiana State Trial Court in the Parish of Orleans. (Brouney Lewis, et al., v. Taylor Seidenbach, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-6764, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165321 E.D. La. Aug. 26, 2025) Plaintiffs allege …