As asbestos litigation continues its global growth, Australia’s highest court issued a December 14, 2011 opinion ruling on evidentiary...

One factor in the rise of the litigation industry has been increasing knowledge of hazards, which accelerates the propensity to sue....

Researchers continue to refine models for the likelihood of developing mesothelioma after asbestos inhalation. Here is the abstract for a...

Now that Scotland and Northern Ireland are allowing lawsuits for compensation for pleural plaques, trade union UNITE is arguing that...

Like Scotland, legislation in Northern Ireland will permit recoveries for pleural plaques. The legislation takes effect next week, and is...

Hearings start today on a group of test cases intended to resolve "trigger" issues for employers liability coverage in the UK for...

Australia will be the forum for a 2012 global conference on the possibility of completely banning asbestos use. The conference will be...

Here’s an update on the BBC’s "Toxic Trade" stories on use of asbestos in India. The story is by Matt Peacock. #Asbestos

As described here in an Australian newspaper article, the James Hardie appeal is underway regarding disclosure issues regarding its...

Researchers continue to investigate why so many mesotheliomas are showing up in taconite miners. The Taconite Workers Health Study is...

Canada is not alone in seeking jobs through asbestos mining. Here is an article on political upheaval as connected to the Shabani Mine,...

Pleural plaques are back in the news in the UK due to an important new opinion. As covered in several prior posts (some are here, here...

Here is a new article on continuing growth in the asbestos-cement business in India. #Asbestos

A letter to the editor is the latest act in the saga that goes on in Canada as to a proposed investment in the old Jeffrey asbestos mine...

This BBC article reports on damages recently awarded in a mesothelioma death case in Scotland involving a 66 year old man who worked for...

In Egypt, asbestos is in the news for increasing cancer rates and concern that a ban on asbestos use is being ignored. In Thailand,...

Google today dragged up three related stories. One is this relatively detailed article on efforts to continue asbestos-mining in Canada...

NERA publishes an annual summary of big picture findings on asbestos litigation. The 2011 update was issued in July, and is online here....

This recent Madison County Record article illustrates two continuing trends – more lawsuits claiming that asbestos caused lung cancer,...

Mass tort litigation includes some interesting moments. This article describes the Delaware "asbestos judge" ordering a special Sunday...