Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
Court: Delaware Superior, New Castle County. This matter involves two cases consolidated for trial, both of which involve Midwest farmers with alleged exposure to asbestos from Remington-brand shotgun shells used from the 1960s to the 1980s. In both cases, plaintiffs contracted mesothelioma. Asbestos was used in shotgun sells by certain manufacturers during the 1960s and … Continued
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 … Continued
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Plaintiffs alleged the decedent, Ralph Pappagallo, had occupational asbestos exposure during portions of his employment with Bethlehem Steel and Kearny Maine between 1961 and 2002. Mr. Pappagallo was ultimately diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2022. He passed away approximately one month later. On … Continued
Earlier this summer, as part of the state’s annual budget deal, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that alters how the existing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) would apply to certain housing development projects in the Golden State. A landmark law signed in 1970 by then-governor Ronald Reagan, the CEQA was intended to reduce environmental … Continued
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Aug. 21 ordered the federal government to refrain from sending additional detainees to the detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” and to begin transferring detainees to other facilities within 60 days. The court further ordered that once all detainees are transferred, the facility must be dismantled, including the removal of all fencing, lighting, and generators. The court sided with tribal … Continued
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 … Continued
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California In this action, plaintiff Sondra Scott alleges asbestos exposure from her personal use of various talcum powder products including, but not limited to, Cashmere Bouquet, from approximately 1960 until 2020. Mrs. Scott further claims bystander asbestos exposure because of the use of talcum powder … Continued
On July 25, the District Court for the Northern District of New York in Mulhern Gas Co. v. Mosely ruled that New York has the power to enact the All-Electric Building Act (AEBA). The decision clears the way for the AEBA to take effect in 2026, making New York the first state to require (most) … Continued
Back in 2009, Salvador Parra filed suit in the trial court of Jones County, Mississippi against 19 companies for asbestos exposure. He amended to clarify he was a Louisiana citizen but was employed in Mississippi in 1968-69 in multiple towns including Sandersville (Jones County). Parra died in 2011, at which point his wife, Peggy Parra, … Continued
Goldberg Segalla’s Asbestos Case Tracker blog is the trusted source for asbestos decisions happening in courts throughout the United States. We are pleased to provide a compendium of 2025 Midyear Asbestos Case Tracker posts to our clients and friends and hope it will serve as a convenient resource for you. To download the 2025 Midyear ACT Compendium, … Continued