Some see lung cancer claiming as associated only with the Napoli Bern law firm. But that’s not correct.  More and more, members of the Motley Rice firm (and ...

The mass tort world never ceases to amaze. Asbestos litigation advertising apparently includes the group approach described in the the press release below. h...

ACI’s asbestos litigation conference series now includes a Chicago gathering on June 26 and 27. The conference includes sessions focused on science.  One exa...

US plaintiff’s firms are continuing to publicize a recent British study finding a link between heart disease and asbestos inhalation. An example from Belluck...

The Madison County Record and its Kelly Holleran have kindly provided a summary of new asbestos cases filed in St. Louis during March and the last two days o...

The text in bold below is from one of many press releases and "articles" generated by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The organization issues a ...

Asbestos litigation never ceases to surprise. This week’s surprise is found in an on line article by Kelly Holleran for the Madison – St. Clair County Record...

It’s usually not good for the defendants when the popular legal media is picking up verdicts from asbestos trials. That’s true again this time; go here to se...

Madison County, Illinois gets most of the ink, but it has a sibling in St. Clair County. In year’s past, when I was a baby lawyer, some considered St. Clair ...

The asbestos litigation pot continues to boil in Australia. Over the last couple of weeks, CSR was denied the opportunity to split its business, a topic I ke...

Go here to see the new filings summary from the Madison  County Record. Of 28 cases, 14 are said to be lung cancer cases and 14 are mesothelioma cases. 13 of...

This article from Business Insurance overviews points from an A.M. Best study to be released on Monday with data and projections on losses from asbestos and ...

I’m headed to London this weekend to chair an asbestos litigation conference starting On Tuesday the 29th, so this seems a good time for an update on new spe...

Now online here at no expense is a new paper by the economists at Bates White. The paper is titled “The Naming Game” and is well-worth reading because it use...

Just in time for upcoming asbestos litigation seminars. the economists at Bates White have issued a new report on asbestos litigation, asbestos trusts and th...

Many words have been written and said about asbestos litigation and class action litigation in Madison County. Disturbingly, academics and many others lack m...

This article from the Madison County Record reports that Judge Daniel Stack has decided to retire as of 2010. Judge Stack is well known as the Madison County...

For years, many have posed the question: what is the next “asbestos” ? The answer usually has been: more asbestos. Here is one recent example of why the answ...

In light of this morning’s news from the General Motors chapter 11 case, and emails landing in my inbox of late, this seems an apt time to mention that the r...