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Each and Every Exposure Opinion Rejected

By Sean Wajert on January 12, 2015
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

A federal court recently excluded the specific causation opinions of a plaintiff’s expert who asserted the defendant was liable in an asbestos case un…
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Appeals Court Upholds Successor Liability Reform

By Sean Wajert on December 30, 2014
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A Pennsylvania appeals court issued has upheld an important statutory reform, a law limiting the liability of Pennsylvania-based businesses that have …
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Texas Supreme Court Offers Causation Guidance in Mesothelioma Cases

By Sean Wajert on July 18, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a defendant will not have to pay a $12 million verdict in an asbestos case because there was inadequate proof the c…
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Wisconsin Passes Asbestos Trust Reform

By Sean Wajert on March 21, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

We posted before about the legislative effort in Wisconsin to level the asbestos playing field with regard to claims against asbestos trusts and remai…
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Wisconsin Senate Passes Asbestos Trust Disclosure Bill

By Sean Wajert on March 13, 2014
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The Wisconsin Senate recently passed a bill that would require plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits to notify defendants of their various asbestos trust c…
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State Supreme Court Reaffirms Death of Single Fiber Theory

By Sean Wajert on October 3, 2013
Posted in Articles

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reaffirmed several important principles in toxic tort exposure, specifically asbestos, cases. See Howard, et a…
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Asbestos Conspiracy Verdict Overturned

By Sean Wajert on September 20, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

An Illinois appellate court recently affirmed the trial court’s decision overturning a significant jury verdict against various defendants accused of …
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State Supreme Court Takes Controversial Asbestos Case

By Sean Wajert on June 26, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The California Supreme Court agreed last week to review an asbestos case involving an important failure to warn theory. See Webb v. Special Electric C…
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Third Circuit Affirms Asbestos Dismissals

By Sean Wajert on June 1, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Readers know that too often the necessary administrative procedures set in place in a mass tort are enforced on a one-way basis, costing defendants mo…
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House Committee Approves Asbestos Bill

By Sean Wajert on May 22, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

Quick note for our readers who follow asbestos mass tort issues: the House Judiciary Committee decided in a 17–14 party-line vote this week to r…
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