Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
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 …
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, …
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Pamela Davis Lyles vs. K&B Louisiana Corporation, et al. In this asbestos action, plaintiff Pamela Davis Lyles alleges asbestos exposure from the daily use of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower-To-Shower between 1969 and the 1990s. The plaintiff further claims to have ultimately developed peritoneal mesothelioma from the use of these talcum powder products. …
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit In December 2018, Sue Perry (“decedent”) passed away following her second lung cancer diagnosis. Her surviving husband and daughters (“plaintiffs”) alleged that she developed lung cancer from laundering Mr. Perry’s work clothes when he worked as a millwright at the Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC” or “defendant”) Taft …
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific LLC is a multibillion-dollar corporation that operates primarily in the pulp and paper industry. In 1965, Georgia-Pacific bought and then merged …
Court: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. Plaintiff, Ronald Carpenter, filed suit against various defendants, claiming his lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos from their products. Carpenter alleged various exposures, including as a child when his father worked with asbestos-containing automobile parts at his gas station and as an adult when he was employed …
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Plaintiff Vernon Armstrong alleges he developed lung cancer from asbestos exposure during his Navy service, under claims for negligence, strict liability, maritime negligence, maritime strict liability, and contractor liability, as well as punitive damages for the defendant’s alleged willful and/or reckless failure to warn him …
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department In this personal injury action, plaintiff Joseph Skrzynski alleged asbestos exposure from brakes and other related products while working at an automobile dealership. Skrzynski further claimed to have developed peritoneal mesothelioma because of the alleged asbestos exposure and ultimately initiated litigation by filing a complaint naming …
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 …