In Ortwein, a San Francisco asbestos case, the trial judge entered a December 22, 2014 order granting a defense-side motion for testing...

Genomics continues to move in to toxic tort litigation. Examples of the move and some thoughts on implications are set out in...

As expected, outgoing Governor Quinn of Illinois has signed a bill ending Illinois’ 10 year statute of repose for “premises” asbestos...

Be careful what you wish for remains an important maxim for lawyers, lobbyists and risk managers. The latest example arises as it appears...

Today, knowledge of new information can spread quickly, if – repeat, if –  procedures are in place to capture the information. Here’s an...

There are many double-edged swords in mass tort litigation. Some people see them, and some do not, too often because of a propensity for...

BAP1 testing is a relatively straightforward process for trained persons using good equipment. Indeed, that’s true for most tests seeking...

Some say that change is the predominant theme in asbestos litigation. For 2014, some of the change arrives in the form of at least five...

A new abstract on pleural plaques and subsequent lung cancers. Longer term studies do matter. So do more CT scans. Am J Respir Crit Care...

Something is going to have to happen in the UK on asbestos after the recent consultation fiasco that was overturned by a UK judge. A...

Through the procedures of CMS under the statute governing regarding Medicare, there is news that Medicare is highly likely to start...

The Association for Molecular Pathology. The name by itself says a lot. Take a 5 minute look into the future by reading the list of...

It’s delightful  (and sort of flattering) that ACI is now aggressively presenting and marketing its asbestos litigation seminars based on...

If one can believe the Google translate version of this web page from Swiss media, senior Swiss officials are thinking about creating an...

Garlock has grown to like North Carolina courts. The Belluck asbestos plaintiff’s firm, not so much. The result is what would appear to...

See  iMig 2014 and 2016 through the eyes of Laurie Kazan-Allen; the October 29, 2014 post is here at IBAS. It’s well worth reading for...

Defendants have given up on moving cases out of Madison County, at least for now.  That’s the headline and message from an October 29,...

Here is the transcript  from the October 16, 2014 hearing at which the Garlock record was ordered unsealed.

A key quote from AACR’s 2014 Cancer Progress Report: “During a telephone news briefing, the association’s leadership said that with an...

Investing in more mesothelioma research should be a no brainer. Investments in research should be flowing from many, including especially...