The burgeoning roster of talc and ovarian cancer claims continues to grow. And now there are at least two uterine cancer claims. The...

The global toll of mesothelioma is daunting, and has been detailed by Julian Peto, PhD, in a range of articles and presentations. The...

One hears plenty of assertions about “average” or “typical” recoveries in mesothelioma cases, but one always has to wonder about the...

For one asbestos defendant, two adverse verdicts in one month – in one state – for about $28 million.  The verdicts are described in more...

In a major ruling issued yesterday, the 2d Circuit overturned portion of the the “free and clear” asset sale order entered for GM by...

The newest SEER data is explored in a July 12, 2016  post at the Gnarus Advisors blog on enterprise and risk management.  The analysis is...

Today, science and law are increasingly connected in litigation.  Therefore, there are increasing numbers of intersections between...

So far, 2016 has been a tough year for defendants in mass tort claims. The most recent example arises from a New Jersey Supreme Court...

The trials with talc and mesothelioma issues are getting tougher, with more and better experts for the defense.  The result of a 3...

The new NERA annual report is out on asbestos litigation trends.  Its many comparisons to a baseline of 2001 seem akin to comparing...

Tis the season for annual “reports”  by asbestos trusts created through chapter 11 cases. Most reports today are farcically small and...

Maybe, maybe, maybe a glimmer of moving down a path towards proactive cancer avoidance treatment in women with inherited BRCA-1...

More people are figuring out that insurers were and remain under-reserved for asbestos litigation. Below, the text of a June 16, 2016...

As predicted, the arrival of the new TSCA legislation is leading to plaintiff side groups seeking renewed efforts by EPA to ban asbestos....

Gordon & Reese put out a May 31, 2016 blog post indicating asbestos defendants in non-smoker  lung cancer cases may want to argue tumors...

It seems as if the new TSCA legislation is destined to pass, despite Rand Paul’s questions. Therefore, one has to wonder whether we are...

Smart lawyers can generate better outcomes, and “defense firms” can act as plaintiffs.  That’s one of the messages from a May 23, 2016...

Publicity is growing in regular media regarding the Indiana Supreme Court knocking out the state’s construction statute of reposed based...

A brief review of the BAP1 “meso gene” discovery story is provided  – with links to key articles – in the April 1, 2016  issue of the...

It can be interesting to peel back onion skin layers of law and find new legal rules. Consider for example the following two paragraphs...