Celanese Corp. Socked With $14 Million Asbestos Wrongful Death Verdict
Oct 9, 2015
A South Carolina state court jury slammed Texas-based materials company Celanese Corp. with a $14 million verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit brought by the family of a maintenance worker who died of cancer after being exposed to asbestos.
Sep 30, 2015
John Crane Inc. and materials company Celanese Corp. should pay up to $15 million to the family of a machinist who died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the 1970's, jurors heard in a trial that began Tuesday.
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Sep 9, 2015
A former plumbing contractor who claims he developed cancer from exposure to asbestos-containing pipes has settled a lawsuit worth more than $2 million against Rexel SA subsidiary Westburne Supply Inc., two days after opening statements took place.
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Aug 14, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict on Thursday in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction worker’s cancer was caused by exposure to the company's joint compound.
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Cancer-Stricken Painter Takes Georgia Pacific & Union Carbide To Trial Over Asbestos Claims
Aug 10, 2015
A painter who may have less than a year to live has taken Georgia-Pacific LLC and Union Carbide Corp. to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies are responsible for exposing him to products containing asbestos.
Aug 3, 2015
Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. and auto parts manufacturer Dana Co. LLC prevailed Monday in a lawsuit brought by the family of a mechanic who died of cancer they claimed was caused by exposure to brakes and other equipment containing asbes...
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Jul 24, 2015
A Massachusetts General Hospital pathologist testified that a South Florida brake mechanic's asbestos exposure likely caused his mesothelioma.
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Jul 16, 2015
The family of a mechanic who allegedly died of cancer caused by decades of exposure to asbestos took heavy equipment giant Caterpillar and auto parts manufacturer Dana Holding Corp. to trial on Wednesday in Florida.
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Opening Statement of the Week: J. Bruce Jackson in Miller v. A.W. Chesterton
Dec 1, 2014
See how J. Bruce Jackson uses his opening statement to lay the groundwork linking his client's exposure to asbestos with his mesothelioma he accuses defendants of causing in our opening statement of the week.
