For four years, from 1966 to 1970, James Folta was employed as a shipping clerk and product tester for defendant Ferro Engineering. During that time period, as part of his job duties, he was exposed to products containing asbestos. Forty-one years later, in May 2011, James was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a disease associated with asbestos exposure. One month later, he brought a civil action in th... More...   $0 (11-04-2015 - IL)

William P. Aubin worked as a construction supervisor for his father’s
company between 1972 and 1974, overseeing construction of the residential
development Desoto Lakes in Sarasota, Florida. While at work on the construction
site, Aubin was exposed to and inhaled respirable dust created by the sanding and
sweeping of drywall joint compounds and spraying of ceiling texture spra... More...   $0 (11-01-2015 - FL)

Melendrez worked for Ameron and its predecessors from approximately 1961 to 1985, performing various tasks in the manufacture of Ameron’s Bondstrand pipe. The pipe, which was designed to transport extremely corrosive materials, contained asbestos, and Melendrez was exposed to asbestos from the manufacturing process in the course of his employment with Ameron.
The plant where Melendrez work... More...   $0 (09-17-2015 - CA)

Plaintiffs sued numerous entities that allegedly caused Shiffer to be exposed to asbestos, eventually resulting in his developing mesothelioma. As to defendant CBS, they alleged Shiffer was exposed to asbestos-containing materials at the Ginna power plant in Rochester, New York in the summer of 1969. Shiffer’s then employer, Pacific Gas & Electric, had sent him to Ginna in July of that year to t... More...   $0 (09-09-2015 - CA)

Hellam sued Crane and several other defendants after he developed mesothelioma, a fatal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The facts underlying his claims are not at issue and may be briefly summarized from our prior opinion. As a young man in the 1960’s, Hellam worked for several summers at his grandfather’s boiler business in Monterey, Monterey Boiler Service (MBS). He was exposed to asbe... More...   $0 (08-21-2015 - CA)

In December 2009, Medina was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos. He filed a personal injury complaint against numerous defendants in March 2010, alleging causes of action for negligence, breach of implied warranty, strict products liability, fraud/failure to warn, and conspiracy to defraud/failure to warn. Medina preserved his testimony in video-... More...   $0 (08-21-2015 - CA)

Secundino Medina died of asbestos-related mesothelioma. Medina’s estate, his daughters Patricia Soto, Yolanda Isaak, and Leticia Medina, and his great-grandson Eli Canett asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and wrongful death against a host of defendants, alleging that their asbestos-laden products contributed to Medina’s mesothelioma. Their claims against defendant BorgWarner Mors... More...   $0 (08-05-2015 - CA)

In March 2012, appellants initiated the underlying action. Their first amended complaint, filed March 22, 2012, contains claims against Hennessy for negligence, strict liability, false representation, failure to warn, and loss of consortium. The claims rely on allegations that Hennessy’s predecessor in interest, the Automotive Maintenance Machinery Company (AMMCO), designed and sold an arcing ma... More...   $0 (07-09-2015 - )

Oklahoma City, OK - Michael D. Galier, age 51, from Moore, Oklahoma sued Murco Wall Products and Welco Manufacturing o Company on products liability theories claiming that he developed malignant mesothelioma as a direct result of being exposed to products containing asbestos claiming:

Statement of Material Facts To Which No Genuine Issue Existed Before Trial:

1. Plaintiff filed ... More...   $60000000 (06-12-2015 - OK)

Los Angeles, CA - Judith Winkel and her husband sued Colgate-Palmolive Co. on products liability and loss of consortium theories claiming that Mrs. Winkel developed mesothelioma from using Cashmere Bouquet that contained asbestos-containing talcum powder.

The Plaintiff claimed that Colgate-Palmolive negligently designed, manufactured or sold the product and found that it presented a subst... More...   $13000000 (04-29-2015 - CA)

Petitioner BNSF Railway Company seeks a writ of mandate directing respondent trial court to vacate its order denying petitioner’s motion to quash service of process for lack of general personal jurisdiction. Real parties in interest Vicki L. Kralovetz, individually and in her capacity as personal representative of the Estate of Peter J. Kralovetz, Aaron Kralovetz, and Sarah Kralovetz (collective... More...   $0 (03-27-2015 - CA)

GREENEVILLE, TN - U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer sentenced five people to prison terms in federal court in Greeneville, Tennessee, for conspiring to commit Clean Air Act offenses in connection with the illegal removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials at the former Liberty Fibers Plant in Hamblen County, Tennessee the Justice Department announced. A&E Salvage had purchased the pla... More...   $0 (02-19-2015 - )

Union Carbide Corporation appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Plaintiffs Bobbie Izell and Helen Izell on claims for personal injuries and loss of consortium stemming from Mr. Izell’s alleged exposure to Union Carbide asbestos and subsequent diagnosis with mesothelioma. After a four-week trial the jury returned special verdicts finding Union Carbide 65 percent comparatively at fault for P... More...   $0 (11-21-2014 - CA)

The plaintiffs Rose Marie Ganoe et al.1 appeal the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant Metalclad Insulation Corporation (Metalclad). The decedent in this wrongful death action was diagnosed with mesothelioma and sued multiple corporate defendants for exposing him to asbestos at his workplace. Metalclad moved for summary judgment based on (1) the plaintiffs’ ... More...   $0 (07-21-2014 - CA)

Relying on the holding in Campbell v. Ford Motor Co. (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 15 (Campbell), the trial court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend in a wrongful death action based on premises liability brought by the survivors of a woman who died of mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos from her husband’s work clothes. The survivors argue that Campbell is distinguishable on its fa... More...   $0 (06-23-2014 - CA)

PLAINTIFFS’ ORIGINAL PETITION

COMES NOW the Plaintiffs, ROBERT BUSH and TALITHA BUSH, and for their Petition against the Defendants, allege and state as follows:

I.

PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Plaintiffs are, and at all times herein mentioned have been, residents of the City of Cushing, Payne County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The damages sought by ... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - OK)

This case requires us to once again consider the district court’s admission of expert testimony at trial. We review the admission of expert testimony at trial for an abuse of discretion. Primiano v. Cook, 598 F.3d 558, 563 (9th Cir. 2010). If the district court improperly admitted the expert testimony, we apply harmless error review to determine whether its decision must be reversed. United Stat... More...   $0 (01-15-2014 - WA)

William and Anne Pfeifer asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium against John Crane, Inc. (JCI), alleging that its asbestos-laden products caused William Pfeifer’s mesothelioma. During the trial, the court rejected JCI’s proffered instructions regarding its “sophisticated userâ€� defense, and directed a verdict on the defense. After the jury returned a verdic... More...   $0 (11-30-2013 - CA)

William and Anne Pfeifer asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium against John Crane, Inc. (JCI), alleging that its asbestos-laden products caused William Pfeifer’s mesothelioma. During the trial, the court rejected JCI’s proffered instructions regarding its “sophisticated userâ€� defense, and directed a verdict on the defense. After the jury returned a verdic... More...   $0 (11-03-2013 - CA)

Richard and Marilyn Cotner sued 3m Company and others claiming:

1. Plaintiffs are, and at all times herein mentioned have been, residents of the City of New Castle, MeClain County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The damages sought by the Plaintiffs, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds the jurisdictional amount required under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 for diversity jurisdiction.

3. D... More...   $0 (07-12-2013 - OK)

George Donner sued Alcoa, Inc., in Missouri state court. Donner alleged he contracted pulmonary fibrosis after working with aluminum for many years and that Alcoa failed to warn him of the dangers associated with the use of its aluminum products. After Alcoa removed the case to federal court, Donner moved to voluntarily dismiss his action. He stated an intention to add his Missouri employer to a n... More...   $0 (03-07-2013 - MO)

Appellant, Charlotte Hearn, challenges the trial court’s entry of a final summary
judgment on her legal malpractice claims against appellee, Kathryn Snapka. In two
issues, appellant argues that the trial court: (1) abused its discretion in striking her
summary judgment evidence; and (2) erred in granting appellee’s motion for summary
judgment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND<... More...   $0 (12-28-2012 - TX)

Henry Ruppel filed suit against CBS in Illinois alleging CBS’s predecessor-in-interest, Westinghouse Corporation, caused the mesothelioma from which he currently suffers. Westinghouse had included asbestos in the turbines it supplied to the United States Navy, and Ruppel was allegedly exposed to it during his Naval service and later when he worked on an aircraft carrier as a civilian. CBS remove... More...   $0 (12-04-2012 - IL)

AstenJohnson, Inc. (AstenJohnson) and Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. (Scapa), appeal the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of Henry and Geraldine Barabin following a jury trial resolving Henry Barabin’s claim that his mesothelioma was caused by occupational exposure to asbestos. AstenJohnson and Scapa manufactured dryer felts that contained asbestos and that were installed on paper machin... More...   $0 (11-16-2012 - WA)

Delores A. LaParl, Personal Representative of the Estate of William S. LaParl, deceased sued Oglebay Norton Company, Columbia Transport Co., Interlake Steamship Company and Pringle Transit Company on products liability theories claiming that Mr. LaParl developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos during his 35-year career as a merchant marine. His condition was diagnosed in July 2006 and died... More...   $3900000 (09-22-2012 - )