Christy Refractories Files Bankruptcy, Citing Asbestos Lawsuits
Monday, November 10th, 2008The Christy Refractories Co. LLC filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in October 2008 in the bankruptcy court in St. Louis because of mounting asbestos lawsuits, according to a court filing. Christy Refractories makes heat-resistant products. The asbestos lawsuits cited as part of the problem aren’t a result of the company’s current operations. […]
Should Asbestos Victims Be Able To Claim Twice?
Friday, November 7th, 2008Under new laws to be introduced into the Australian Parliament in October 2008, asbestos sufferers will have greater access to compensation.
The bill will allow sufferers to have their damages case fast-tracked if their condition deteriorates.
Currently, a worker has to make a decision as to whether to claim damages at the point at which they are […]
Asbestos Victim Can’t Refuse Autopsy, What’s That About?
Monday, November 3rd, 2008A Seattle man expected to die from an asbestos cancer is fighting a requirement that he must undergo an autopsy after his death, a requirement the court mandates before his estate can sue the company that allegedly poisoned him through exposure to asbestos.
James Ross, age 71, objects to an autopsy on moral […]
W.R. Grace Seeks to Exit Bankruptcy March 2009
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Should be good news, right? W.R. Grace, who is responsible for single-handedly polluting the town of Libby, Montana, with asbestos and making its employees and residents sick with asbestos-related diseases, is seeking to come out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Now lawyers for people who have been injured by W.R. Grace’s asbestos are trying to […]
Asbestos Jury Award Prompts Judge to Clarify
Monday, October 27th, 2008Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Richard Sankovitz has found that the estate of a Milwaukee man is entitled to a $1.1 million award made by a jury in an ambiguous verdict last July.
Sankovitz, who noted that he has presided over 200 trials, said this is the first time he ever had to modify a jury verdict […]
12 Months To Live Turned Out To Be Only 2
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008This isn’t a UK blog but the appeal of a widow of a mesothelioma victim deserves to be heard as far and wide as possible.
Wendy Gibbons, 60, of Glass Houghton UK, promised to continue the legal claim against British Coal that her husband started before he died from the crippling lung disease in June […]
Australian Court to Hear Case for Civil Penalties Against James Hardie Directors
Friday, October 3rd, 2008The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is seeking civil penalties against the directors of James Hardie in a landmark case it hopes will set a precedent governing the actions of all company directors.
ASIC alleges those directors and executives mislead investors as to the size of a compensation fund for asbestos sufferers to allow it to […]
ALCOA Sued for Death of Former Worker’s Daughter
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008In September 2008, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that ALCOA Inc. can be sued for the asbestos-related death of a former worker’s daughter.
The Pittsburgh-based company had argued that it should not be held responsible for Maryville resident Amanda Satterfield’s mesothelioma. She died in 2005 at age 25.
She originally sued the company in 2003, claiming […]
Do You Have Zonolite Insulation In Your Home? Too Bad.
Thursday, September 18th, 2008A court settlement described as “absurd and disturbing” would give Canadians owning homes contaminated with asbestos-containing Zonolite insulation virtually nothing, while their lawyers would get millions from W.R. Grace.
In the United States, where as many as 35 million homes and business are contaminated with the cancer-causing product, few people know that the federal bankruptcy court […]
Oil Refinery Worker Wins $14.8 Million Asbestos Lawsuit Verdict
Monday, September 8th, 2008Amanollah Shahabi worked for over 40 years at oil refineries in Iran and in the US. Mr. Shahabi was an engineer and his expertise was in commissioning major oil refineries for the National Iranian Oil Company. After working more than 30 years in Iran, he moved to the US in the 1980’s and worked as […]
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