A mesothelioma diagnosis can lead to significant medical expenses, emotional distress, and financial burdens. When a person’s mesothelioma is the result of another individual’s or company’s negligence, compensation can be sought through a personal injury claim. When dealing with a personal injury claim for mesothelioma, hiring the right attorney is…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as C.B. For almost a decade, the estate of a mesothelioma victim, C.B., has been seeking justice to no avail. Finally, the decedent’s family may get the justice they have been fighting for. The companies…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as A.J.C. In a recent court decision, a Chicago jury awarded a mesothelioma victim who used to work as a brick mason $7.4 million in compensation after a two-week trial. Mesothelioma is an aggressive illness…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as N.B. In a recent court decision, a Connecticut jury awarded $15 million to the family of a man, N.B., who died of malignant mesothelioma in 2023. The jury reached this decision quickly, indicating a…
In March 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) handed down a final rule banning chrysotile asbestos in the United States of America. Chrysotile asbestos is the most common type of asbestos used across the world, and the only form of asbestos that is currently used in or imported into…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as T.G. In a recent court case, a jury found Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries liable in the mesothelioma-related death of T.G., who was a mother of six and a grandmother and awarded the…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as G.R.P. In a recent mesothelioma case, the district court dismissed the U.S. Government’s second petition for dismissal. G.R.P., who passed away due to malignant mesothelioma, a type of cancer that is caused by asbestos…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as Ms. M.D.M. Many years have passed since asbestos fibers that originated from vermiculite mines blew around Libby, Montana. Vermiculite and asbestos form under similar conditions, and therefore, asbestos contaminated Libby’s vermiculite deposit. Decades of…
For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as Mrs. S.R., and the victim’s daughter will be referred to as Mrs. H.F. In a recent case, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected the appeal of AII, one of the defendants in the original…
For purposes of this article, the victims in this case will be referred to as K.L. and P.J. Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that takes the lives of many people every year. Surviving loved ones of people who die from mesothelioma are usually left dealing with intense grief…