Suit alleges woman contracted mesothelioma by washing family’s work clothes
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Quoted from http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/227349-suit-alleges-woman-contracted-mesothelioma-by-washing-familys-work-clothes
Suit alleges woman contracted mesothelioma by washing family’s work clothes
6/7/2010 11:29 AM
By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
TYLER-After years of cleaning the asbestos-containing clothes of her father, husband, and son, Claudia Headley was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and died from the disease on May 30, 2008.
Claudia’s husband Robert and her sons Scott and Steven […]
Mechanic wins landmark legal case against James Hardie
Monday, June 7th, 2010Quoted from http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/brakes-on-asbestos-20100605-xlqz.html
Brakes on asbestos
MATTHEW BENNS
June 6, 2010
“I never, ever saw a warning”… John Booth. Photo: Steve Holland
A MECHANIC who spent his career working on asbestos brake linings has won a landmark legal case against manufacturer James Hardie after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.
John Booth, 73, told the NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal the disease left him […]
Sarasota man wins $14 million in asbestos suit
Monday, May 24th, 2010Quoted from http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100522/ARTICLE/5221021/2055/NEWS
Sarasota man wins $14 million in asbestos suit
By LAURA MORALES The Miami Herald
Published: Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:08 p.m.
MIAMI - A Sarasota man was awarded more than $14 million after a jury decided that the asbestos he inhaled in the 1970s caused his abdominal […]
Jury awards $1.48 million in mesothelioma death
Friday, May 21st, 2010Quoted from http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/94152019.html
Jury awards $1.48 million in mesothelioma death
By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel
May 18, 2010
The estate of a former Harnischfeger worker who died from mesothelioma was awarded $1.48 million in damages by a Milwaukee County jury last week.
John D. Pender (left, with grandchild) was a painter for Harnischfeger for nearly 40 years. He […]
Asbestos Case Wins $200 Million In Punitive Damages; Will It Stick?
Friday, May 7th, 2010Rhoda Evans was exposed to asbestos when she washed her husband’s clothes. Her husband, Bobby, worked for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power where he would sometimes cut pipe containing asbestos. These pipes were distributed by CertainTeed. Mrs. Evans never worked around asbestos herself, but by simply breathing in the fibers left on […]
Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Receives Huge Award In Asbestos Exposure Case: $30.3 Million
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Back in June 2008, we reported on the largest asbestos verdict ever awarded in New Jersey. The lawsuit pertained to the untimely death of Mark Buttitta, who succumbed to mesothelioma just before his 50th birthday.
Buttitta had been exposed to asbestos through his father, who worked at a GM warehouse as a parts picker. Buttitta also […]
DuPont Implicated In The Asbestos-Related Death Of The Wife Of A Former Employee
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Ruby Neely died earlier this year due to the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. After her husband, Lively, worked for over 20 years at the DuPont plant in Old Hickory, Tennessee, she inhaled enough asbestos simply through her daily contact with him to give her the deadly disease. Lively also succumbed to an asbestos-related disease, and their […]
Smithsonian Settles With Former Employee Over Asbestosis Lawsuit
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Back in late March 2009, we reported on the denial of an asbestosis claim of former National Air and Space Museum employee, Richard Pullman. After fighting the Smithsonian over an unsafe work environment due to improper management of asbestos, Pullman and the Smithsonian have reached a $233,000 agreement.
After Pullman’s claim was denied in March, the […]
Large Asbestos Jury Verdict For Mesothelioma Victim Reversed By Florida Appeals Court
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009As we reported back in Spring of 2008, a Miami-Dade County jury found Honeywell International negligent for selling asbestos brakes awarding Stephen E. Guilder and his family almost $24.2 million. Asbestos News Minute covered this story, as well.
Now, after Mr. Guilder’s death and over a year later, Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal has reversed […]
Estate Of Niagra Falls Plant Worker Awarded $2.25 Million In Asbestos Lawsuit
Monday, October 26th, 2009Almost 4 years after his death, a worker from the Niagra Falls Hooker Chemical plant gained victory over Fisher Controls, a St. Louis-based supplier of industrial control valves. The plant worker was diagnosed with mesothelioma after working on these valves for 18 years. The valves contained gaskets made of asbestos.
Most disturbing is that the company […]
