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“For Bethlehem Steel retirees, worries grow over asbestos exposure”
As the litigation industry continues to expand, efforts continue to recruit plaintiffs also continue. One example involves a meeting of...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 23, 20181 min read
UK’s “National Mesothelioma Audit report 2018 (for the audit period 2014–16)”
As explained by Laurie Kazan Allen at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat, the UK’s annual mesothelioma audit report is out. It provides...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 19, 20181 min read
UK’s Annual Parliamentary Asbestos Seminar
As explained by Laurie Kazan Allen at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat, the UK’s annual Parliamentary Asbestos Seminar took place on June 26,...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 17, 20181 min read


“Russian mining firm puts Trump’s face on its asbestos products” – Really
“Trump seal of approval” from Guardian article and Facebook page for mine An automated daily Google search for asbestos has produced yet...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Delaware Supreme Court Allows Take Home Claims for Spouses Against Product Manufacturers
The Delaware Supreme Court issued a unanimous June 27, 2018 opinion allowing “take home” asbestos claims against manufacturers. The...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 28, 20181 min read
Dr. Egilman as Quantification Expert in Ongoing Talc Trial
A news source reports interesting testimony last Thursday at the ongoing 22 plaintiff talc trial. According to a June 15, 2018 summary...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Update on Springer v. Nohl: Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Arising from Shut Down of Company
The Springer v. Nohl fraudulent conveyance/asbestos case in Wisconsin highlights dubious corporate side activities, and is finally...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 8, 20181 min read
“Art Imitates Life: ‘Billions’ Describes Six-Figure, Part-Time Jobs On Asbestos Tr
It seems to be a week for articles highlighting the more tawdry side of the plaintiff side in mass torts. In this instance, a new Forbes...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 7, 20181 min read
“Safe & Circular” Solution Developed For Asbestos-Contaminated Steel”
If someone can really pull off an economically efficient and safe method for recycling steel coated with asbestos, I will be truly...

Kirk Hartley
Jun 1, 20181 min read
Mesothelioma Therapy – Preliminary Report – 1 Complete Response
Therapy with CAR-T cells (artificially modified t-cells) is a “hot” idea these days in cancer therapy. Last week, the Mesothelioma...

Kirk Hartley
May 21, 20181 min read
“Asbestos law: insurance industry on alert as to the approach to low-level exposure”
Over the past few years, “low level exposure” issues have loomed larger these days in both the US and the UK. A then-current summary...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 24, 20181 min read
Karma – Buffet and National Indemnity Ordered to Pay $43 Million in Libby Mine Case
Those who understand asbestos litigation will appreciate the karma one could see in this outcome. For the rest of you, sorry, but the...

Kirk Hartley
Mar 7, 20183 min read
An Example of The Scale of Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation (“The Scourge Of Over-Naming In
The scale of asbestos personal injury litigation provides another example of the scale of the mass tort litigation industry. One could...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 6, 20181 min read
Author Jock McCulloch Dies of Mesothelioma
Jock McCulloch (and colleagues) wrote multiple books attacking companies that manufactured and/or sold asbestos-containing products in...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Striking Pictures of Old Power Plants
Despite a rather hysterical headline, this January 2, 2018 Daily Mail article provides interesting pictures of the inside of an old...

Kirk Hartley
Jan 5, 20181 min read
Mass Tort Missiles and Counter-Missiles – The GM Chapter 11 Asbestos Claim Example
It’s interesting to watch the missiles and counter-missiles used by “repeat players” in “mass tort” litigation. A prime example arose in...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 15, 20174 min read
“The Force Awakens: Tincher, Section 402A and the Third Restatement in Pennsylvania”
“Ellen Wertheimer & Mark Rahdert have posted to SSRN The Force Awakens: Tincher, Section 402A and the Third Restatement in...

Kirk Hartley
Nov 12, 20171 min read


When Your Blog Post Becomes a YouTube Item: The Mesothelioma Advertising Example
Amazing, and improper. On October 6, 2015, I posted about MesoLawyersCare. Recently, I stumbled onto a YouTube video that puts my...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 3, 20173 min read
Jurisdictional Arguments to Delaware Supreme Court: Are Conditions Appropriate in Dismissal Orders i
Jurisdiction for toxic tort suits remains a “hot topic.” A new example arises from oral argument in a Delaware Supreme Court case...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 21, 20171 min read
“Asbestos Stopped Neil deGrasse Tyson From Becoming An Exotic Dancer”
An automated daily Google search drags up some amazing references to asbestos. One follows. It’s real. I watched the video just to make...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 15, 20172 min read
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