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Texas SC rejects ‘every exposure’ theory in asbestos case

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014 @ 10:38am

AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that an asbestos claimant failed to offer legally sufficient causation evidence, denying the “every exposure” theory on the grounds that simply offering evidence of exposure regarding a dose-related disease should not imply automatic liability.
California Dreamin': Texas asbestos firms head west in search of new plaintiffs

By Marilyn Tennissen | Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 @ 7:21am

Langdoc Asbestos litigation may be slowing down in Texas, but not for Texas law firms. Some of the biggest asbestos firms in the Lone Star state are now heading west to open offices in California where the future of asbestos litigation is looking sunny.
Family of cancer victim sues for asbestos exposure

By David Yates | Monday, Apr 30, 2007 @ 5:00am

Houston Attorney Ian Cloud The children of Traville Franks, a deceased petrochemical worker, are suing numerous oil companies for exposing their father to asbestos.