The plaintiff’s bar – and others – continue to pour on the Internet press releases and blog posts seeking to generate asbestos-litigation...

Cholangiocarcinoma is more commonly known as bile duct cancer. Due to recent medical findings on relative risks and claimed exposures,...

The Sokolove asbestos media never ends – a new one tied to car shows is pasted below and online. ________________________________________...

Are you trying to put the US Navy sheet on a verdict sheet for allocation of fault in an asbestos case involving a person who served...

As pointed out in this prior post, lung cancer claims exceeded mesothelioma claims in Madison County in 2012. Part of why this is...

Asbestos awareness grows, and unions are ever more vocal. That said, the conversation is not always logical or accurate. Consider this...

Asbestos litigation, cancer and IARC are not without politics. In a February 2, 2013 Lancet article online, the author describes various...

In asbestos litigation, the "chrysotile defense" is a loose term covering a wide range of arguments that generally relate to chrysotile...

Drivers continue to accrue for more global asbestos claiming. For example, a recent paper reports on the relative lack of successful...

Madison County, Illinois continues to thrive as the largest annual asbestos litigation venue for new cancer cases. During 2012, Madison...

The tort litigation industry blossomed in part because litigation is similar to software in the sense that both involve repeated use of...

After starting out in big law, Terry Johnson changed his practice to become a Chicago-area plaintiff’s lawyer focused on asbestos cases....

Asbestos screenings continue in the US. An Ohio news station reported Cleveland area screenings by a UAW local apparently tied to a GM...

It’s back, and with more science than before. It’s the 13th Annual Asbestos Claims & Litigation Conference from the American Conference...

Some asbestos defendants declared victory after recent appellate decisions, including the recent Nevada Supreme Court opinion in Holcomb....

A recent online news article asserts that about 80 former Bendix plant workers in Australia (Ballarat) are signing up with a plaintiff’s...

Madison County, Illinois, and its adjacent sibling county (St. Clair) are back in the news due to Southern Illinois’ role as by far the...

Various media reports state that A.M. Best has issued a new (pay per view) report that projects an additional $10 billion of asbestos...

Evidence continues to grow regarding cigarette smoking significantly increasing the risk of contracting lung cancer amont person with...

Asbestos litigation outcomes in mesothelioma cases are often influenced by whether the person with cancer is alive to testify at trial,...