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Estate of former millwright worker claims he died of asbestos exposure

By Marian Johns |
HOUSTON — The estate of a millwright worker claims the worker died from mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos.

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Texas appellate court affirms ARCO summary judgment win in asbestos suit

By David Yates |
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently affirmed a summary judgment win in favor of the Atlantic Richfield Company in an asbestos lawsuit alleging wrongful death.

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Virtual asbestos trial goes forward after justices deny writ arguing at home juries will watch TV, lay in bed

By David Yates |
HOUSTON – An appellate court recently shot down an argument that virtual trials prevent parties from exercising their constitutional rights to effectively defend themselves, permitting a virtual asbestos trial against J-M Manufacturing to go forward.

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Union Carbide’s summary judgment win in asbestos suit affirmed on appeal

By David Yates |
HOUSTON – An appeal that apparently warranted three separate opinions concluded with justices affirming a summary judgment win for Union Carbide in an asbestos lawsuit.

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Johnson & Johnson claims FDA's new asbestos testing based on 'faulty assumptions'

By Daniel Fisher |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson says a Food and Drug Administration panel charged with designing new standards for detecting asbestos in talc used “faulty assumptions” and failed to reflect scientific consensus in its draft recommendations.

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Wife of man who died from Mesothelioma claims the spray snow he used for years contained asbestos

By Marian Johns |
AUSTIN — The wife of a man who died from Mesothelioma is suing the makers of Snow Drift spray snow claiming he was exposed to the asbestos in the product that he used for years to decorate the family Christmas tree.

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More than 2 dozen companies named in asbestos suit, Provost Umphrey handling case

By David Yates |
BEAUMONT – More than two dozen companies have been named in an asbestos lawsuit being handled by the Provost Umphrey Law Firm.

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Opioid settlement hints at massive windfall for private lawyers who snagged government clients

By Daniel Fisher |
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - It was a stroke of good luck for Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster selected them for the first bellwether trial out of thousands of other cities and counties that are blaming the opioid industry for the nation's addiction crisis.

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Goodrich names in asbestos suit, Provost Umphrey handling case

By David Yates |
BEAUMONT – Goodrich has been named in an asbestos lawsuit brought through the Provost Umphrey law firm.

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Brent Coon must arbitrate dispute over referral fees from asbestos lawsuits, justices find

By David Yates |
HOUSTON – Rather than rely on the courts, Beaumont attorney Brent Coon will have to arbitrate a dispute with another lawyer over referral fees stemming from asbestos litigation – thanks to a recent Texas appellate court ruling.

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Same day, different verdicts: Why do some juries think there is asbestos in talcum powder and others don't?

By John O'Brien |
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Judges continue to play a crucial role in the sprawling, possibly multibillion-dollar talcum powder litigation facing Johnson & Johnson by choosing how jurors will view the plaintiffs’ key expert.

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Talc supplier's bankruptcy could be what Johnson & Johnson needs to bring order to costly asbestos litigation

By Daniel Fisher |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson has borrowed a page from the legal playbook pioneered by breast-implant manufacturer Dow Corning to try to consolidate thousands of talc lawsuits in a single federal court for resolution.

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Johnson & Johnson, not asked to testify on talc, alleges Congressional hearing was biased against it

By John Breslin |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson, a company facing enormous liability concerns stemming from thousands of lawsuits that claim there is cancer-causing asbestos in its products, believes a Democrat-led House hearing on the alleged dangers of talc and consumer products was biased against it.

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Johnson & Johnson, not asked to testify on talc, alleges Congressional hearing was biased against it

By John Breslin |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson, a company facing enormous liability concerns stemming from thousands of lawsuits that claim there is cancer-causing asbestos in its products, believes a Democrat-led House hearing on the alleged dangers of talc and consumer products was biased against it.

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Couple asserts husband's mesothelioma diagnosis caused by more than three decades of asbestos exposure

By John Suayan |
GALVESTON – A Navy veteran and his wife are pursuing legal action after he reportedly was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year.

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J&J says talc lawyers are playing the 'race card' in latest try at giant verdict

By John Sammon |
Opening arguments began Monday in the lawsuit launched by a man claiming that asbestos-tainted baby powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused him to develop mesothelioma.

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Trial lawyers are paying millions to a handful of experts necessary to push their talc cases

By Dan Fisher |
A small group of highly paid experts, one of whom recently testified his firm has made $30 million offering mostly pro-plaintiff testimony, are the key ingredient for more than 10,000 lawsuits claiming talcum powder is laced with deadly asbestos, forming the tip of an inverted pyramid upon which the rest of the cases depend.

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Chevron USA hit with asbestos suit, Provost Umphrey representing plaintiffs

By David Yates |
BEAUMONT – The family of Jimmy Thomas Jr. have filed an asbestos suit against Chevron USA.