Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Plaintiff Marwin L. Smith, executor of the estate of Audrey L. Smith, filed an asbestos lawsuit alleging that the decedent was exposed to asbestos through her personal use of Johnson’s Baby Powder and through bystander exposure from family members’ use of the product from approximately 1967 through 2021.Plaintiff …
In this friction case out of Georgia State Court in DeKalb County a plaintiff with malignant mesothelioma was awarded $5 million in a jury verdict. Plaintiff raced motorcross as a teen and alleged exposure to asbestos, in part, from brake work. Read the full decision here.
Jurisdiction: Minnesota State Court The plaintiff, Daniel J. Heyer, and his wife, sued personal care product manufacturers Gold Bond Co. LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Inc., Perrigo Company, and other talc product defendants, alleging that Heyer developed mesothelioma after being exposed to alleged talc-containing body and foot powders and cosmetic products. Heyer and his …
George Stephenson v. PK&P Investment Co. f/k/a Mole-Richardson Co., Ltd., et al. Plaintiff George Stephenson brought an asbestos personal-injury action against the company formerly known as Mole-Richardson Co., alleging that his mesothelioma was caused by exposure to asbestos-containing theatrical and studio lighting equipment manufactured and supplied by Mole-Richardson. Stephenson, age 80, an Army veteran and …
Marcella v. Huntington Ingalls 81-year-old Ronald Marcella was diagnosed in 2023 with cancer and died three months later. A post-mortem examination by Dr. Brent Staggs confirmed it was asbestos-related mesothelioma. The decedent’s wife and children sued the successor company to Avondale Shipyards, where the plaintiff had worked from 1962 to 1964. The jury, after 80 …
Jurisdiction: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. Mae Moore’s three adult daughters Joy Moore, Kathryn Pratt and Carol Farquharson — by and through guardian Leslie Farquharson (collectively, the Moore family) — filed suit in 2021 against multiple companies in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The Moore family alleged Mae Moore was exposed to asbestos in …
Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Judicial District of Bridgeport Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things, personal use of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder (J&J) from the 1950s through the 2000s. Plaintiffs further claimed the use of J&J resulted in Mr. Plotkin to develop …
Court: Supreme Court, St. Lawrence County Plaintiff Bishop filed suit in St. Lawrence County’s Supreme Court in December 2022, alleging environmental exposure to asbestos when she lived in the vicinity of Vanderbilt Minerals LLC’s talc mine in northern New York. Bishop lived in Balmat, less than a mile from the Vanderbilt mine, from 1964 to …
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Alameda On June 15, 2023, plaintiffs Alvarino and Dianna J. DaSilva first filed an asbestos action in the Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court, alleging that Alvarino DaSilva developed epithelioid mesothelioma at age 61 after exposure to asbestos. Plaintiffs amended their operative complaint on September 15, 2023. The action …
Court: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County A Massachusetts jury awarded plaintiff Janice Paluzzi $8 million in damages against defendant Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (collectively, J&J). Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against numerous defendants, including J&J, alleging her use of talcum powder products manufactured by defendants, including Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower …