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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.
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.
Beasley Allen and our team of mesothelioma lawyers understand that mesothelioma is a devastating cancer that harms many families each year. We understand that your mesothelioma lawyer must do more than just handle the claim on your behalf. We want to help your family make it through a very difficult time and we want to make certain the manufacturers of these unsafe asbestos products compensate you.
A report published by the Insurance Journal on May 28 says a group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey — where the products were produced.
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, has praised the passage of a bill sponsored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 was passed by the U.S. Senate. The Act is an effort to ban all production and use of asbestos in America, launch public education campaigns to raise awareness about its dangers, and expand research and treatment of diseases caused by asbestos.
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