Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Civil Division In this asbestos action, a California state court set aside a $107 million verdict against defendants Union Carbide Corp., Elementis Chemicals Inc. and E.F. Brady Inc. after findings of misconduct by jurors and plaintiff’s counsel. Plaintiff Joel Hernandezcueva filed suit against a number of …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this talc action, plaintiff Christina Thomas alleged she was exposed to asbestos from products manufactured by defendant Port Jervis Laboratories Inc., s/h/a Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. Kolmar moved for summary judgment, arguing plaintiff had not established she was exposed to asbestos from a Kolmar product which …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos action, decedent Anthony Morale alleged he was exposed to asbestos from boilers manufactured by defendant Fulton Boiler Works. Fulton moved for summary judgment, arguing it could not have caused or contributed to plaintiff’s injury. In support, Fulton proffered a corporate representative affidavit “to …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos action, decedent Jose Munoz alleged that he was exposed to asbestos from caulk and plaster manufactured by defendant DAP. DAP moved for summary judgment, arguing that “not all DAP caulks historically contained asbestos, no DAP plaster product contained asbestos, and that plaintiff’s causation for mesothelioma is …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos action, decedent Willie Hollingsworth alleged he was exposed to asbestos from valves manufactured by Clow. Defendant McWane Inc., on behalf of its unincorporated division Clow Valve Company, moved for summary judgment. Defendant argued that Clow valves could not have caused or contributed to …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County In this asbestos action, plaintiff Peter Marino alleged he was exposed to asbestos from floor tiles manufactured by defendant, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Goodyear moved for summary judgment, arguing it could not have caused or contributed to plaintiff’s injury. Goodyear argued plaintiff “identified only …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County Defendant Milton Roy LLC filed a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to identify Milton Roy as a manufacturer of any asbestos-containing products to which he was exposed during his employment with Con Edison between the 1970s and 1990s. In support …
Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County Defendant Campbell Hausfeld LLC filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that no Campbell product had been identified in connection with the plaintiff’s lung cancer. In support of its motion, Campbell pointed out the plaintiff’s history of cigarette smoking, and reiterated that the plaintiff …
With more than two dozen jury trials scheduled over the next year involving contaminated talc claims related to its ubiquitous baby powder, discussions are already at Johnson & Johnson to puts its talc unit, LTL Management, back into bankruptcy for a third time. J&J’s worldwide vice president of its talc litigation, Erik Haas, revealed during …
Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division From 1923 to 1994, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) transported vermiculite ore containing amphibole asbestos from a mining and processing location in Libby, Montana. Subsequently, an accumulation of airborne asbestos resulted in and around the town where plaintiffs resided. Plaintiffs allege …