Louisiana Jury Returns $3M Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial
Jurisdiction: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana - A Louisiana Jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict May 7 after an eight-week trial against Johnson & Johnson and...
View ArticleWashington Court Awards $16M Plaintiff Verdict after Default Judgment
Court: Washington Superior Court, Pierce County - A Washington state court in April awarded $16 million to the estate of decedent Steven Korzerke after a default judgment was entered against defendant...
View ArticleAppellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling in Favor of Appellees
Court: Appellate Court of Maryland - A Maryland appellate court has affirmed a lower court’s decision that granted summary judgment to the defense in a toxic substance exposure case....By: Goldberg...
View ArticleToxic product cases: Northern District of Illinois rules that expert...
Takeaway: We have discussed the pleading requirements that apply to cases alleging that products are toxic or otherwise contaminated with some sort of harmful substance or chemical. See Federal court...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Clouds Threshold Dose Analysis in Ruffin v. BP
Plaintiffs in toxic tort cases must prove both general and specific causation, generally through the testimony of experts. Experts must establish that a specific chemical exposure can (and did) cause...
View ArticleEPA Terminates Research Grants on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently terminated over $15 million in grants for research aimed to reduce potential exposure to “forever chemicals,”, i.e., per and poly-fluoroalkyl...
View ArticleDefendant Contractor’s Summary Judgment Upheld on Appeal
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six - Plaintiff Easterling brought this claim based on his diagnosis of lung cancer, which he attributes to asbestos...
View ArticleBenzene Exposure Victims May Be Eligible for Compensation
If you or a loved one were exposed to benzene at work and were diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia, myelodysplasia (MDS), lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit and...
View ArticleManufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgmenton Personal Jurisdiction Denied
Jurisdiction: Schenectady Supreme Court, New York - Defendant Fives Giddings & Lewis were sued in New York by plaintiff McCune, based on the allegation that their machinery exposed him to asbestos....
View ArticlePlaintiffs Win Appeal Regarding Ambiguous Language In Insurance Policy On...
Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit - Mr. May died from Mesothelioma and the plaintiffs filed a wrongful death and survival action alleging the decedent was exposed to asbestos...
View ArticleOut-of-State Companies Face Increased Litigation Risk Under Illinois's...
Illinois is known for large verdicts in toxic tort cases, and the state has become a prime venue for forum shopping by plaintiffs’ attorneys. Illinois Senate Bill 328, if signed into law, will make it...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Repeal of 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Amendments
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a proposed rule to repeal key amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ("MATS") for coal- and oil-fired...
View ArticleIllinois Senate Bill 328: Expansion of General Jurisdiction Over Foreign...
On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 328 (SB 328), which introduces a targeted expansion of general personal jurisdiction in Illinois civil litigation. The bill amends...
View ArticleTexas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026,...
View ArticleIARC Classifies Automotive Gasoline as Carcinogenic to Humans
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)—a branch of the World Health Organization mandated to investigate potential causes of cancer—conducts its own hazard evaluations of suspected...
View ArticleOklahoma Legislature Creates Two New Specialty Courts
Oklahoma has now joined many other states creating specialty business courts to handle complex business litigation. Senate Bill 632 creates two new specialized business courts, which will be located in...
View ArticleSummary Judgment Granted in Favor of Pipe Fitting Defendant
Court: United States Court for the Middle District of North Carolina - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Linwood W. Pierce alleged he was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a welder and...
View ArticleHeavy Metals in Rice Class Action Raises Increasing Risks for Retailers and...
A recently filed class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington underscores growing legal risks for retailers and distributors of rice products in the United...
View ArticlePCBs and Precedent: What the Monsanto Settlement Means for Future Toxic Torts...
Monsanto has recently settled with families who claimed they were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a school near Seattle, ending what had become one of the most closely watched toxic tort...
View ArticleWashington Supreme Court Lowers Bar for Employee Lawsuits Over Latent...
Key Takeaways - - The Washington Supreme Court has relaxed the evidentiary burden for employees seeking to bypass the workers’ compensation tort immunity that typically protects Washington employers. -...
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