The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
This recent Madison County Record article illustrates two continuing trends – more lawsuits claiming that asbestos caused lung cancer, and more asbestos-related lawsuits in St. Clair County. Both trends reflect efforts to expand the market in claims and trial dates. Plaintiff’s lawyers are, after all, entrepreneurial.
Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a...
Some "toxins" are long-lived, and so decisions made decades ago continue to ripple through current events. A "now in the news" example is...
The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in...
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