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People suffering as a result of asbestos exposure, including mesothelioma victims and their loved ones, have asked the Indiana legislature to consider making an exception to state law that would allow victims to file cases against companies they feel are responsible for their illnesses.
According to a report in “The Pulse,” a publication covering Chattanooga, Tenn., a Hamilton County jury awarded $1.4 million on Monday to Marion Jackson, who lost her husband to mesothelioma. The defendant in the case was North Brothers, and the paper reports this is believed to be the first successful judgment against that company.
According to a report in Risk & Insurance magazine, legislation currently pending in the Texas Senate would make it easier for people with mesothelioma lawsuits to have their day in court. Senate Bill 1123, which is sponsored by Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) would eliminate the need for mesothelioma victims to prove exactly how much asbestos they had been exposed to as the source of their cancer.
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a woman who lost her husband to mesothelioma in 2004 is within her rights to sue his former employer. The man, Walter Tatera, worked in a machine shop, where he ground brake linings to be installed in automobiles. His widow claims the manufacturer failed to warn her husband that the parts contained asbestos and could pose a health hazard.
When inhaled, asbestos fibers can become lodged in the body and cause serious health problems, such as asbestosis, a severe scarring of the lungs, and mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that affects the lining of the lungs and, sometimes, the stomach and/or heart.
The mesothelioma lawsuit was filed by Vicki Tatera of Greenfield, and was reinstated on Tuesday by the District 1 Court of Appeals. The defendant is FMC Corp. The case will now go to trial.
Source: Chicago Tribune
This week a Bay County, Florida, jury awarded $995,600 to Betty McBride of Lynn Haven, whose husband, Woodrow McBride, died of mesothelioma in 2006 at the age of 67. Mr. McBride filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Aug. 10, 2006, but passed away on Sept. 20, 2006, before seeing the case go to trial. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma one year prior to his death.
This site recently reported on the case of Harold St. John, whose family was prevented from burying their loved one because of a legal request for an autopsy. The family is engaged in a lawsuit against several auto parts manufacturers, claiming St. John was exposed to asbestos while working with the products as an auto mechanic. St. John recently died of mesothelioma, a cancer that is caused by asbestos.
Attorneys representing the defendants in a mesothelioma death case prevented a New Jersey family from burying husband and father Harold St. John, according to a story in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. On the day of the scheduled burial, a judge ordered the funeral home to hold the body and return it to the coroner’s office until a decision is made whether or not an autopsy will be allowed. The matter is now in Superior Court in New Brunswick, N.J.
According to an Associated Press report, on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court said it is reviewing consolidated cases against the Travelers Companies Inc., to reinstate a $500 million settlement and block any new lawsuits against Travelers. The original settlement was established in 1986 in relation to a group of asbestos claims against Johns-Manville Corp., which was once a leading asbestos producer. Travelers provided insurance policies for Johns-Manville.
A story published last week in the Daily Press, which serves Newport News, Virginia, reports a new approach to litigation on behalf of mesothelioma victims injured by asbestos exposure on the job. The story involves Stanley Morton, who worked in the shipyard for 33 years as an electrician. He contracted mesothelioma in 2005 after being exposed to asbestos fibers throughout his career, and died at age 72 in 2007. His family sought compensation from Exxon (now Exxon-Mobil) – the company that owned some of the ships Morton worked on – instead of any parts suppliers, a groundbreaking departure from the usual path for such suits.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a 2004 law imposing stricter rules on those suing for asbestos-related injuries can be applied to cases pending before the legislation was passed, a move that could frustrate thousands of people seeking claims.
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