The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
A belated note to mark the death of David Austern, of pancreatic cancer. David was a legal giant in the world of asbestos litigation, and in other areas. David also was a very good person, a marvelous speaker and a master of data and facts on things asbestos. Time and again, David was by far the most informative and precise speaker at asbestos litigation conferences, and in court.
David’s obituary is online at the Washington Post.
Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a February 2, 2021 post at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat run by Ms.
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 Carolina Asbestos Company in North Carolina. In the first
The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in this 30 September 2019 online article at gov.je.news. Accordin