GA Supreme Court's Reversal of $4M Asbestos Verdict May Make Cases Harder to Prove
Jul 29, 2016
The Georgia Supreme Court’s reversal this month of a $4+ million asbestos verdict clarified the law of causation in exposure cases, limiting expert testimony on the issue. The ruling potentially makes cases harder to prove by requiring plaintiffs ...
Jul 22, 2016
When given hours of evidence stretching across a long trial, jurors can become so overwhelmed they tune out potentially critical information, even in closing arguments. To counter that, Chris Panatier, of Simon, Greenstone, Panatier & Bartlet...
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Nov 19, 2015
Watch how James Ferraro urges jurors to make the logical leap needed to connect Georgia Pacific building materials to his client's mesothelioma.
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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.
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Machinist’s Family Owed $15M For Fatal Asbestos Exposure, Jury Told
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.
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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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.
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Caterpillar Avoids $19M Verdict In Asbestos Wrongful Death Trial
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...
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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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.
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