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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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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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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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Medical Monitoring Claim Rejected in Rail Spill

By Sean Wajert on September 13, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

The Sixth Circuit recently rejected the medical monitoring claims of a putative class of residents of a small Ohio town who alleged exposure to chemic…
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State Supreme Court Holds Causation Evidence Insufficient

By Sean Wajert on August 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Vermont Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s evidence that exposure to benzene allegedly caused his cancer was insufficient to get to th…
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Federal Court Grants Daubert Motion and Summary Judgment in Toxic Tort Cases

By Sean Wajert on September 28, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A federal court last week dismissed consolidated toxic tort suits brought against Alcoa Inc. and other defendants brought by employees of Lockheed Mar…
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California’s Proposed “Green Chemistry” Regulations Move Forward

By Sean Wajert on September 23, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

California’s proposed “green chemistry” regulation took another step closer to completion last week, as the state Department of Toxic Substa…
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Court Excludes Toxic Tort Causation Testimony

By Sean Wajert on January 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A federal court has excluded plaintiffs’ expert testimony in litigation alleging personal injury and property damage from releases at a Midwest refine…
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Summary Judgment In Benzene Case: Failure To Prove Dose

By Sean Wajert on November 21, 2008
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A federal court has granted summary judgment in a toxic tort suit in which plaintiff alleged he contracted a bone disease because of his long-term exp…
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Eighth Circuit Affirms Exclusion Of Causation Expert In Toxic Tort Case

By Sean Wajert on September 11, 2008
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The 8th Circuit has upheld the trial court’s decision that a plaintiff who alleged she was injured by drinking water from a bottle filled with f…
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