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Have you or a loved one recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma?  If so, you have our deepest sympathy.   Finding out that you or a family member has mesothelioma is devastating.  Figuring out your next steps can be overwhelming.
In addition to finding the right treatment, it’s also important to select the right law firm to represent [...]

Minnesota Man Files Asbestos Lawsuit On Behalf of Deceased Father

Bruno Zager filed a wrongful death mesothelioma lawsuit on behalf his deceased father, Anthony Zager.  The lawsuit accuses ten companies of knowing the danger they were putting his father  in by exposing him to asbestos and still did nothing to protect him.
The elder Zager was [...]

On March 11 a McClean County court found in favor of plaintiffs in a case against Owens-Illinois, the nation’s leading manufacturer of glass bottles and other packaging materials, claiming that the company conspired to keep the significant risk of asbestos exposure hidden from employees, government officials, and the public.
The jury then ordered the three companies [...]

Collecting From A Defunct Corporation for Asbestos Injury
Because it can take decades for asbestos-related diseases to manifest after exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products, pursuing an asbestos-related lawsuit requires knowledge of and experience with locating viable defendants. But even after determining who to sue and successfully obtaining a judgment or settlement against that defendant, [...]

Westlaw recently reported that the Northern District of California stayed an asbestos lawsuit in which plaintiff was claiming his asbestos related illness was due to exposure to asbestos brought home on his father’s work clothes and from visiting his father while he worked on airplanes at the World Airways’ hangers in California.  (Timothy Vest, et [...]

Plaintiffs of asbestos lawsuits in California can recover punitive damages if they can prove that the defendant, either the manufacturer of the asbestos containing product or the employer, was guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice.   Harm to the plaintiff can be as a result of direct malice or intentional trickery or deceit.
For almost a hundred [...]

There are several ways to try to receive compensation if you have an asbestos related injury, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer.  If your injury occurred due to exposure to asbestos during the course of employment, one option is to pursue a workers compensation claim.  Workers compensation is a type of insurance held by [...]

When diagnosed with mesothelioma, the first step is often to find doctors who specialize in occupational diseases such as this.  Standard treatment of mesothelioma often involves the use of more than one kind of specialist since it usually combines surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.  Also, since mesothelioma is incurable and treatments focus on symptom relief, [...]

If you or someone you know has worked around asbestos containing products and has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos cancer, you have probably been advised to file a lawsuit to help recover financial losses and pay for medical costs.  This article is intended to answer any questions you may have about the costs [...]

It is often the case that individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma or other asbestos related lung disease were actually exposed many years in the past from products or activities of corporations that have long since disappeared. Some have entered into bankruptcy and set up trusts for their asbestos related liabilities while others have merely been consumed [...]