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Same day, different verdicts: Why do some juries think there is asbestos in talcum powder and others don't?
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Judges continue to play a crucial role in the sprawling, possibly multibillion-dollar talcum powder litigation facing Johnson & Johnson by choosing how jurors will view the plaintiffs’ key expert.
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Talc supplier's bankruptcy could be what Johnson & Johnson needs to bring order to costly asbestos litigation
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson has borrowed a page from the legal playbook pioneered by breast-implant manufacturer Dow Corning to try to consolidate thousands of talc lawsuits in a single federal court for resolution.
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Legal malpractice involving Madison County asbestos claim will play out in Ohio
LEBANON, Ohio – Widow Kathleen Jones alleges in Warren County, Ohio court that work comp claims she released on advice from the Gori Julian law firm would have brought a greater recovery than a settlement she accepted.
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Another bill favored by trial bar advances in Illinois; Would repeal 'special interrogatories'
A bill that would repeal a requirement that jurors understand what are sometimes complex instructions in civil litigation before arriving at verdict is advancing in the State House.
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Multidistrict litigation swamps courts as rules struggle to catch up; Is reform on the way?
Multidistrict litigation – sprawling cases sometimes involving thousands of plaintiffs from all over the country – now represents more than half of the civil caseload in federal courts, according to a new survey, yet defendants complain the rules governing them are largely judge-made and haphazardly enforced.
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State passes bill lifting 25-year statute of repose for occupational disease lawsuits
The state has passed a bill that lifts restrictions for when workers suffering from occupational disease, such as asbestos, must file suit against an employer.
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Crane Co. substitutes Armstrong Teasdale as counsel in local asbestos cases
A frequent target of asbestos litigation, Crane Co. appears to have substituted counsel with a St. Louis asbestos defense firm in all of its local pending asbestos cases in early January.
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Son alleges dozens of companies caused mother's asbestos-related death
BELLEVILLE -- A son is suing General Motors and dozens of other defendants, alleging misuse of asbestos led to his mother dying from lung cancer.
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Trial-lawyer bill would lift filing restrictions in asbestos claims; Critic says proposal would create unlimited liability
A bill that would reverse a 2015 state Supreme Court decision by allowing workers with latent diseases to sue their employers will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon.
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Widow alleges husband's lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure
BELLEVILLE – Armstrong Pumps and 31 additional manufacturers and distributors of products allegedly containing asbestos fibers have been sued in the St. Clair County Circuit Court by Sandra Dewyer, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Sammy Dewyer, who died of lung cancer in Feb. 6, 2018.
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Trial lawyers are paying millions to a handful of experts necessary to push their talc cases
A small group of highly paid experts, one of whom recently testified his firm has made $30 million offering mostly pro-plaintiff testimony, are the key ingredient for more than 10,000 lawsuits claiming talcum powder is laced with deadly asbestos, forming the tip of an inverted pyramid upon which the rest of the cases depend.
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Suit alleges man developed lung cancer from asbestos exposure
BELLEVILLE — A couple is suing Borg-Warner Morse TEC LLC and dozens of other users of asbestos products, alleging failure to warn and negligence in the husband's lung cancer.
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Widow alleges asbestos products caused husband's death
BELLEVILLE — A widow is suing Armstrong International Inc., Boeing and dozens of users of asbestos products, alleging failure to warn and negligence in the death of her husband.
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Asbestos to family law: Barry Julian sworn in as associate judge
Newly appointed Madison County associate judge Barry Julian will preside over the family division after being sworn into his new role on Feb 8.
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Widow alleges use of asbestos products caused husband's death
BELLEVILLE — A Texas widow is suing 3M Company and nearly 20 other manufacturers and users of asbestos products, alleging failure to warn and negligence.
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Woman sues over mesothelioma diagnosis
EDWARDSVILLE — A couple is suing Ameron International and dozens of other users of asbestos products, alleging failure to warn and negligence.
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Bankruptcy judge denies motion to dismiss Bestwall’s Chapter 11 case; Beyer: Bestwall’s case ‘wrongfully motivated’ but justified by ‘sufficient financial distress’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bankruptcy judge Laura T. Beyer said Bestwall LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition under Section 524(g) was “wrongfully motivated” but denied the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants' motion to dismiss for filing in bad faith.
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Texas man alleges dozens of users of asbestos products caused mesothelioma
EDWARDSVILLE — A Texas husband and wife are suing Ameron International and dozens of others users of asbestos products, alleging negligence.
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Florida man sues over mesothelioma diagnosis
EDWARDSVILLE — A Florida couple is suing dozens of users of asbestos products, alleging negligence led to the husband's illness.