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...

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...