In this interlocutory appeal,[1] appellant, Union Carbide Corporation (“Union Carbide”), challenges the multi-district litigation (“MDL”) pretrial court’s order denying its motion and renewed motion to dismiss[2] the claims made against it by appellees, Daisy E. Synatzke and Grace Annette Webb, individually and as representatives and co-executrixes of the estate of Joseph Emmite, Sr., Jo... More...   $0 (06-30-2011 - TX)

Families and Estates of Eugene “Mac” McCarthy and Walter Koczur sued The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Goodyear Canada on products liability theories claiming that they were exposed to asbestos at work and, as a direct result, they both contracted mesothelioma from which they died in 1998. Both men worked for the company in the 1960s and 1970s; Koczur as a steamfitter and McCarthy as a h... More...   $22000000 (06-28-2011 - )

"Newport News -- A Newport News Circuit Court jury on Thursday hit oil giant Exxon Mobil with a $25 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit brought by a former shipyard worker -- among the largest jury verdicts ever handed down in a Virginia personal injury case.

Rubert "Bert" Minton, 72, of the Carrollton section of Isle of Wight County, was a repair supervisor on commercial vessels at Newp... More...   $25000000 (03-19-2011 - VA)

Charles Gillenwater sued Owens-Illinois, Honeywell International Inc., Pneumo Abex and John Crane Inc. on products liability theories claiming that he was harmed by asbestos manufactured and sold by them. He claimed that defendants engaged in a civil conspiracy to conceal the dangers associated with coming into contact with the mineral in the workplace.

Gillenwater was diagnosed as having ... More...   $49600000 (03-19-2011 - IL)

National College of Business and Technology, Inc. (the College) was cited for violating certain asbestos-related safety standards issued by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSH). The circuit court1 upheld the citations and penalty. On appeal, the College contends the circuit court erred in finding: (1) that the College’s employees wer... More...   $0 (02-15-2011 - VA)

Gordon Bankhead, age 66, worked from 1965 to 1999 in the service and repair of heavy duty vehicles as a Parts Man. He spent most of his career at Sea-Land Shipping Company in Oakland, California. He regularly handled asbestos-containing brakes, and was present for the inspection, replacement, grinding, and blowing out of asbestos-containing brakes. All of these activities caused him to breathe dea... More...   $3970000 (01-07-2011 - CA)

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants Bondex International, Inc. (Bondex),1 RPM, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (Crown) in their action for wrongful death. Plaintiffs‟ decedent William Saller died of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related disease, in February 2006. Mr. Saller asserted two sources of exposure to asbestos: his employment at Standard Oil where he was exposed... More...   $0 (08-27-2010 - CA)

In this novel asbestos litigation, plaintiffs Bonnie and John R. Anderson, husband and wife, allege that Bonnie contracted mesothelioma from one or both exposures to asbestos August 20, 2010 at the Linden Bayway Refinery owned by defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation ("Exxon"). The first was bystander exposure from laundering John's asbestos-laden work clothes during his employment with Exxon from 196... More...   $0 (08-20-2010 - NJ)

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals[1] that affirmed in part and reversed in part an order of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy G. Dugan presiding, which granted summary judgment to FMC Corporation (FMC) on the negligence and strict liability claims brought by Vicki Tatera and the Estate of Walter Tatera, her late husband (collectively Tatera). Tatera ... More...   $0 (07-20-2010 - WI)

Defendant Plant Insulation Company appeals from the judgment against it in this asbestos case, claiming the trial court erred in excluding the United States Navy from the list of entities as to which the jury could apportion “fault” pursuant to Proposition 51. We agree, and reverse and remand for a retrial on apportionment.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We set forth only ... More...   $0 (06-03-2010 - CA)

[¶1] Aubert A. and Christiane Godbout1 appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Nivison, J.) dismissing as time-barred their products liability complaint against WLB Holding, Inc., f/k/a W.L. Blake & Co. The Godbouts contend that the court’s application of the Maine Business Corporation Act’s statute of repose to their complaint violates the purposes of the Act... More...   $0 (05-27-2010 - ME)

William Aubin sued Union Carbide on a products liability theory claiming that he contracted asbestosis. Plaintiff worked for Key Biscayne construction company in the 1970s where he reportedly inhaled asbestos fibers from joint compounds made by Union Carbide. Aubin suffers from peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the abdominal cavity and organs.

The defenses... More...   $14000000 (05-22-2010 - FL)

Plaintiff Barbara Whitmire, on her own behalf and as successor in interest to husband Jimmie Whitmire (Whitmire) (collectively plaintiffs), appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of defendants Bechtel Corporation and Bechtel Construction Company (collectively Bechtel) on plaintiffs‟ complaint for, inter alia, negligence and strict liability related to Whitmire‟s exposure to asbestos.... More...   $0 (05-20-2010 - CA)

By motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment, Universal Oil Products, L.L.C. ("UOP") moved against all claims asserted by Shanda Kozak, individually and as personal representative of the heirs and estate of Walter Scifres, deceased, and Keith Scifres ("the Kozak Plaintiffs") on the basis that the Kozak Plaintiffs had failed to obtain a certificate of merit (dismissal motion) and on the cla... More...   $0 (05-20-2010 - TX)

Rhoda Evans sued CertainTweed Corp. and the City of Los Angeles on products liability theory and negligence theories claiming that she developed mesothelioma as a direct result of being exposed to asbestos in clothing in her husband's clothing which he wore at work with the Department of Water and Power in Los Angeles. Certain Tweed pipes were used by the Department of Water and Power contained a... More...   $208000000 (05-01-2010 - )

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellee Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. in this asbestos exposure products liability case.[1] In a single issue, appellants Rosemary Smith, Brady Smith, and Donna Hubbard, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Dorman Smith, Deceased (collectively, the Smiths), contend that the trial court erred by granting a no... More...   $0 (02-26-2010 - )

This case presents a choice-of-law issue arising in a lawsuit filed by plaintiff Terry McCann (plaintiff) to recover damages for an illness, mesothelioma, allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos. Although the complaint seeks recovery from numerous defendants, the issue before us relates solely to the potential liability of a single defendant, Foster Wheeler LLC (Foster Wheeler), a company tha... More...   $0 (02-20-2010 - CA)

In this products liability lawsuit, plaintiffs Richard Merrill and Tamara Merrill sued defendants Leslie Controls, Inc. (Leslie Controls) and Elliott Company for Richard Merrill’s injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products. Leslie Controls appeals from a judgment for plaintiffs. We conclude that plaintiffs have not shown that Leslie Controls manufactured, supplied, or distribute... More...   $0 (11-19-2009 - CA)

This case requires us to determine whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore City would have been justified in exercising in personam jurisdiction over Petitioner, Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. (“CSR”), an Australian business entity, under the circumstances presented in this case. Andrea Taylor and Mary Fuchsluger (collectively, “Respondents”) are the personal representatives of the esta... More...   $0 (11-16-2009 - MD)

Doris Dukes, Judy Blessing and Ruth Watkins sued UNARCO Industries, Inc. on products liability theories for the wrongful deaths on their respective husbands who all died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The Plaintiffs' husbands all worked for Union Asbestos & Rubber Company, later known as UNARCO Industries, Inc. in the 1950s and 1960s. Plaintiffs claimed that Defendant's predecessor in inte... More...   $5500000 (11-05-2009 - IL)

Appellants, Union Carbide Corporation and Hexion Speciality Chemicals, Inc. ("Hexion"), (1) challenge the trial court's judgment entered in favor of appellees, Oliver D. Smith and Peggy Ann Bowen Smith, after a jury trial, in the Smiths' suit against Union Carbide and Hexion arising from Oliver's exposure to asbestos and subsequent development of mesothelioma. (2) In its first issue, Union Carbid... More...   $0 (10-01-2009 - TX)

In this products liability lawsuit, plaintiffs Richard Merrill and Tamara Merrill sued defendants Leslie Controls, Inc. (Leslie Controls) and Elliott Company for Richard Merrill‟s injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products. Leslie Controls appeals from a judgment for plaintiffs. We conclude that plaintiffs have not shown that Leslie Controls manufactured, supplied, or distribute... More...   $0 (09-25-2009 - CA)

Patrick O'Neil died of mesothelioma. His widow, appellant Barbara O'Neil (individually and as successor in interest to Patrick O'Neil), and his children, appellants Michael O'Neil and Regan Schneider, sued respondents Crane Co. and Warren Pumps LLC for negligence, negligent failure to warn, strict liability for failure to warn, and strict liability for design defect on the consumer expectation the... More...   $0 (09-18-2009 - CA)

Defendant Foster Wheeler LLC appeals from the judgment entered against it after a jury trial. Defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to enter judgment in its favor based on the jury‘s positive finding on the federal ―government contractor defense.‖ Defendant also claims the court erred in refusing to instruct on the ―sophisticated user‖ doctrine, and that the jury‘s findi... More...   $0 (09-11-2009 - CA)

Thomas Firth, a 72-year old South Carolina resident, suffered from mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure. Firth was diagnosed with mesothelioma in November, 2006 and died from this fatal disease on July 13, 2007.

Tom Firth’s only known exposure to asbestos happened at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, in the 1950s where he worked for less than a year. He was a mechanic’s assistant o... More...   $700000 (06-26-2009 - SC)