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HarrisMartin's Midwest Asbestos Conference focuses on changes to asbestos litigation in response to pandemic
A common theme at HarrisMartin’s Midwest Asbestos Conference on Tuesday was how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered asbestos litigation and guidelines for maintaining decorum while navigating working remotely.
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Bestwall wants asbestos lawyers to cough up answers on claims and settlements, prove they aren’t double-dipping
CHARLOTTE – Asbestos lawyers with an opportunity to prove they don’t routinely pull off double recoveries elected not to try, according to tables that Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall filed in bankruptcy court on Sept. 8.
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First Madison County civil trial since COVID-19 restrictions went into effect ends in settlement
Madison County’s first civil trial since the COVID-19 pandemic began is underway in Circuit Judge Stephen Stobbs courtroom with modified procedures.
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KCIC report: Madison, St. Clair Counties see largest asbestos filings in 2020
According to a report by consulting firm KCIC, Madison and St. Clair Counties saw the most asbestos cases filed in the nation in 2020.
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Over-naming continues to be a problem in W.Va. asbestos cases, study shows
CHARLESTON – A new report calls West Virginia the epicenter for the over-naming of defendants in asbestos litigation, with one recent case having 210 defendants.
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Claimant representatives seek to modify preliminary injunction despite pending appeal in Bestwall bankruptcy case
Asbestos claimant representatives seek to modify a preliminary injunction in Bestwall LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, arguing that they seek to preserve the status quo while the order is on appeal.
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Fifth District pumps the brakes on plaintiff lawyers’ seeking defendant info for other asbestos cases
MOUNT VERNON – Asbestos lawyers who discovered a treasure of information about old pumps can’t use it beyond a single case, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Aug. 25.
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Bayer ruling an important check on greed and fairness of courts, asbestos reform lawyer says
The Illinois Supreme Court's decision to toss 160 plaintiffs from other states out of Madison County injury suits came as no surprise, according to an attorney who advocates for asbestos litigation reform.
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Even homeowners could be in danger of lawyers trying to cash in on coronavirus
They’ve already sued cruise ship operators, soap manufacturers and insurance companies, but COVID-19 will give entrepreneurial lawyers plenty more opportunities to make money by targeting nursing homes, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, retailers and possibly even homeowners over the disease.
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Madison and St. Clair counties are top two asbestos jurisdictions in U.S., report shows
Last year's national asbestos litigation landscape didn't show any drastic changes in overall filings. The numbers remained stable with a high concentration of cases filed by the top plaintiff firms within the top jurisdictions against the same defendants, according to the annual findings of KCIC, a Washington-based technology and consulting firm that analyzes approximately 90 percent of all asbestos cases filed nationwide.
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Newer Madison County Gori suits are filed on behalf of older decedents
EDWARDSVILLE – Gori Law Firm has filed seven mesothelioma suits this month for estates of men who died 10 to 15 years ago.
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Simmons and Motley Rice knocked off Certainteed's asbestos bankruptcy claims committee
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Bankruptcy court administrator Shelley Abel knocked asbestos giants Simmons Hanly Conroy and Motley Rice off a committee of firms with claims against CertainTeed Corporation.
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Gori firm refiles Arkansas man’s meso claim in Madison County; Defendants include six already dismissed
EL DORADO, Ark. - Six companies that the Gori Law Firm sued in Madison County for the estate of Cleo Graves already defeated the estate's claims in Arkansas.
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Madison County asbestos trial against ArvinMeritor ends in settlement
A former mechanic’s asbestos trial against automotive component manufacturer ArvinMeritor Inc. settled in Madison County Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs’ courtroom Feb. 28.
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Judge: Talc lawyers harassed Johnson & Johnson by leaking info to Reuters
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy has been sanctioned by a New York judge for violating a protective order after it leaked the deposition of Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky to reporters at the Reuters news service.
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Asbestos defendant that fought hundreds of Gori suits appears to have escaped Madison County
EDWARDSVILLE – Asbestos lawyer Randy Gori, who sued Avocet Enterprises 415 times in Madison County, stopped suing when Avocet sought to recover $760,000 it had paid to defend itself.
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Opioid settlement hints at massive windfall for private lawyers who snagged government clients
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - It was a stroke of good luck for Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster selected them for the first bellwether trial out of thousands of other cities and counties that are blaming the opioid industry for the nation's addiction crisis.
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St. Louis jurors award former mechanic $8.4 million in asbestos trial
A St. Louis jury awarded a former mechanic and his wife $8.433 million in an asbestos trial against Ford Motor Company.
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Asbestos Claimants Committee again moves to dismiss Bestwall's Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition; ACC says the debtor holds claimants 'hostage' while seeking a 'bankruptcy discount'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Asbestos Claimants Committee (ACC) seeks to dismiss Bestwall LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, arguing that the debtor is holding asbestos claimants “hostage” while delaying a bankruptcy resolution after it requested an estimation of asbestos liabilities.
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Asbestos filings at mid-year are up overall; Biggest gains in Madison, St. Clair and St. Louis
An uptick in asbestos filings through June 30 in courts across the country is being reported by Washington-based consulting group KCIC.