#Australia

Kirk Hartley

Sep 6, 20111 min

Over $ 1 Million Jury Verdict in Australia for Mesothelioma Victim

In Australian asbestos litigation, a recent $1.15 million jury verdict against James Hardie is reported here. The suit was by a former...

Kirk Hartley

Dec 13, 20103 min

Australian Appellate Court Affirms Verdict Involving Automotive Brake Linings as a Cause of Mesothel

It’s back to Australia. There, an important new appellate court opinion affirms a verdict for a brake mechanic who won a trial court...

Kirk Hartley

Apr 27, 20102 min

CSR Demerger Effort To Go to the Next Step – Australian Appellate Court Opinion Provides Narr

Estimates and disclosure of contingent risks are front and center these days in various contexts. Thus, asbestos-specific estimates and...

Kirk Hartley

Apr 21, 20101 min

James Hardie Appeal Is Underway

Look to the right under "James Hardie" for prior posts regarding legal issues related to James Hardie’s efforts to use a private...

Kirk Hartley

Feb 10, 20101 min

Hardie and CSR Avoid “Collusion” Charges for Trial This Week

Here is an article updating this prior post on the effort to amend “collusion” claims against James Hardie and CSR in an asbestos...

Kirk Hartley

Feb 8, 20102 min

James Hardie and CSR – Allegations of “Collusion”

The asbestos litigation pot continues to boil in Australia. Over the last couple of weeks, CSR was denied the opportunity to split its...

Kirk Hartley

Jan 28, 20105 min

Non-Dry Looks at Business History, Including James Hardie – A New Book: “Killer Company&

Back to Australia, asbestos and James Hardie. As described in this prior post, a rather dry paper by KPMG describes the history of James...

Kirk Hartley

Nov 12, 20091 min

Australia Signing on To Hague Convention on Service of Process

Australian law firm Clayton Utz explains the situation here. #Australia #Treaties

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