Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Supreme Court of New York, New York County Defendant Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. filed a motion for summary judgment contending plaintiff John B. Daly, Jr. failed to produce any evidence that he was exposed to asbestos as a result of work on or in the proximity of products manufactured by Cleaver. The plaintiff alleges his mesothelioma diagnosis …
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina The plaintiffs allege that Mr. Brock (the plaintiff) was exposed to asbestos-containing materials, products, and equipment throughout his 30-year career at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and that this exposure in the course of his employment has resulted in his mesothelioma …
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Defendants Fisher Controls International LLC, Covil Corporation, and ViacomCBS Inc., successor-in-interest to Westinghouse Electric Corporation each have filed a motion for summary judgment. Additionally, the plaintiffs have filed for summary judgment against Daniel International Corporation. By way of background, the plaintiffs allege that Mr. Kerry …
U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California, February 10, 2021 The defendants’ motion for summary judgment was before the court. The court denied the motion finding several genuine issues of material fact remained unresolved. First, the court found it was disputed as to whether exposure to defendants’ products was a “substantial factor in …
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division In this action, the plaintiffs allege that Mr. Dickens was exposed to asbestos from his work with brakes and clutches manufactured by Defendant, Ford Motor Co. Ford moved for summary judgment on causation and punitive damages grounds. Ultimately, the court granted both motions and …
Supreme Court of New York, New York County Defendant CSC Scientific Company, Inc. filed the present motion for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiffs have failed to identify a CSC product as a source of decedent’s asbestos exposure over a period from 1976 to 1979 or at any other time. By way of background, this …
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, February 8, 2021 The plaintiffs alleged that the decedent, Arthur L. Carnes, was exposed to asbestos while serving in the United States Air Force from December 1955 to February 1964. Mr. Carnes was stationed as a mechanic at Plattsburg Air Force Base in New York from 1955 …
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit From 1975 to 1977, the decedent participated in the construction of a Marathon oil refinery while employed by Parsons Government Services, Inc. Parsons filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing the decedent could not establish that he was exposed to asbestos from his work as a pipefitter at …
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, February 1, 2021 Plaintiff William Hulin Sr. was diagnosed with lung cancer and alleged that he was exposed to asbestos during the course of his employment at Avondale Shipyards. He sued numerous defendants, including Bayer CropScience, as successor to AmChem Products, Inc. in state court, and …
Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this NYCAL action, plaintiff Lorraine Sprague alleges take-home exposure to asbestos from laundering her husband’s clothing while he worked as an oiler/wiper and tugboat/marine engineer from the early 1960s until 1987. Following two fact witness depositions and submission of expert reports, defendant Fel-Pro moved for summary …