Here’s one to watch. The Ninth Circuit last week said it will rehear the case of a paper mill employee whose $9.4 million mesothelioma verdict was vac
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State Supreme Court Clarifies Causation Standard in Asbestos Case
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The unique and overwhelming features of the grandfather of all mass torts, asbestos, has created bad law in many jurisdictions, procedurally and subst…
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State Supreme Court Issues Forum Non Conveniens Decision
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A tip of the hat to faithful reader Brendan Kenny at Blackwell Burke for noting the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in Fennell v. Illino…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Asbestos Verdict on Daubert Basis
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The Ninth Circuit earlier this month vacated a $9 million award for a plaintiff who allegedly contracted mesothelioma working for decades at a paper m…
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Appeals Court Vacates Asbestos Plaintiff Jury Verdict
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The Florida court of appeals recently reversed a $6.6 million judgment for the plaintiff in an asbestos case raising interesting issues of the law app…
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State Supreme Court Issues Significant Asbestos Ruling
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week issued a potentially highly significant decision in the long-standing asbestos mass tort. See Betz v. Pneumo …
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State Supreme Court Revises “Two-Injury” Rule
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The traditional single claim rule requires a plaintiff to bring at one time a suit for all the injuries arising from the same accident or incident, or…
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Busy Mass Tort Court Revamps Procedures
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Our readers recognize that Philadelphia (home base for MassTortDefense) is a hot-bed of mass tort activity, administering those cases through a Comple…
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Raw Material Suppliers Not Liable for Worker Injuries
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A California appeals court ruled last week that several raw material suppliers could not be held liable for injuries allegedly sustained by a worker a…
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Federal Court Upholds “Bare-Metal” Defense
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A federal court last week became the latest to refuse to hold a defendant liable for injuries allegedly caused by asbestos-containing parts manufactur…
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