Despite too little funding, researchers continue to make progress on the molecular biology of mesothelioma, and possible new treatment...

Case management orders (CMOs) are an important part of managing mass tort litigation.  CMOs arise because mass tort cases tend to cluster...

The new case is summarized here in an alert from Guy Stilson of Low, Ball, and Stilson. The summary includes a link to the opinon. #Asbestos

The article below is from Mainichi. The numbers are not large, and the article is more interesting for its statements regarding an...

A trial judge in Japan has issued a ruling rejecting asbestos claims by construction workers. According to a Mainichi article, the ruling...

Trade associations face increasing amounts of litigation, and it appears one has now lost an asbestos personal injury case. Thus, an...

Yesterday, many of the "mesothelioma news" sites issued a "story" on a new British paper on heart disease and asbestos. The abstract is...

An article by Emily Dugan in the The Independent states that sources say that on Wednesday, there will be a ruling against UK insurers as...

The developments never stop in the rebranding and marketing of asbestos bankruptcy trusts, as illustrated below. The online version is...

ABC in Australia is producing a television mini-series on Bernie Banton’s death from mesothelioma, and his bitter battle with Australian...

Like medicine and other industries, the litigation industry increasingly is an industry of specialization which includes firms, business...

News releases are starting to emerge on the Eternit trial. This early report indicates two executives were convicted and sentenced to 16...

The Eternit-caused asbestos deaths are to result in a verdict on Monday in Italy. Numerous prior prior posts explain the background –...

Various groups argue various positions about "controlled use" of asbestos. Arguments, however, are not necessarily reality. Here’s the...

Halliburton now faces a securities class action regarding its alleged failure to adequately disclose its asbestos liabilities and risks....

Victims of mesothelioma suffer terribly, and insurers and companies have collapsed financially because of the costs of monies paid to...

A 2011 medical journal article in Annals of Occupational Hygiene describes possible or actual asbestos health risks in diamond miners in...

Some plaintiff’s firms ask questions first and sue only a limited number of defendants (10-20) in asbestos cases. Sometimes there may...

The new year brings new seminars, and I’m speaking at one of them on one of my favorite topics – asbestos bankruptcy issues. The American...

The Internet enables global marketing for lawsuits arising from asbestos. Thus, a New York law firm (Rudolph F.X. Migliore, P.C.) uses...