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Asbestos estimation trial still under advisement in Pa. federal court

May 2, 2013 6:10 AM
By Jon Campisi

PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) – It’s been nearly three months since federal Judge Judith Fitzgerald ordered the submittal of post-trial briefs in an asbestos bankruptcy case originating out of Delaware, and thus far, it appears the case is in a state of … Read More »

Asbestos, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court

Renovation at Ill. hospital halted to clean up asbestos

April 18, 2013 2:46 PM
By Bryan Cohen

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced an agreed order on Wednesday that will stop renovation at a hospital and hotel building in Chicago until asbestos contamination is cleaned up. Under the terms of an agreed interim … Read More »

Asbestos, Illinois, News, State AGs

Maryland AG won’t discuss Angelos’ asbestos idea

April 10, 2013 1:51 PM
By Chris Dickerson

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – On the heels of a Wall Street Journal editorial questioning the motives behind prominent plaintiffs attorney Peter Angelos’ attempt to revive 13,000 asbestos claims, the Maryland Attorney General’s office said it would not comment on the … Read More »

Asbestos, Issues, Maryland, News, State AGs, States

Railroad withdraws motion asking asbestos attorneys to pay appeal fees; resolved out of court

March 18, 2013 12:43 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NATCHEZ, Miss. (Legal Newsline) — The railroad that won a fraud case against a pair of Mississippi asbestos attorneys has withdrawn its request for attorneys fees. In August, Illinois Central Railroad filed its motion for fees it incurred fighting the … Read More »

Asbestos, Hot Topics, News

House looks at asbestos claim transparency bill

March 14, 2013 7:08 AM
By Jon Campisi

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The button pinned to the wheelchair-bound woman’s sweater said it all: “Asbestos caused my cancer.” The constituent was one of three people with asbestos-related disease who attended a House subcommittee meeting Wednesday designed to address H.R. … Read More »

Asbestos, Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal Government, Hot Topics, In the Spotlight, Issues, News, States, Tort Reform

Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea

March 5, 2013 8:25 AM
By Chris Dickerson

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — Lawyers for disgraced attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 2009 guilty plea to charges of bribing a judge. During Monday’s arguments, Edward “Chip” Robertson … Read More »

Asbestos, Dickie Scruggs, Dickie Scruggs, Federal Government, Hurricane Katrina, Issues, Mississippi, States, Tort Reform, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Bankruptcy court denies motion for summary judgment by firm at center of asbestos fraud case

February 20, 2013 1:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — A U.S. bankruptcy court has denied a motion by a Houston firm — alleged to have made inconsistent claims about the origins of a client’s mesothelioma — for summary judgment in its favor. In a … Read More »

Asbestos, Hot Topics, News, North Carolina

Mass. appeals court sides with turbine, valve manufacturers

February 14, 2013 2:33 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

BOSTON, Mass. (Legal Newsline) — The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of two companies that manufactured turbines and valves that were alleged to have caused one man’s mesothelioma. The products at issue are turbines manufactured by Westinghouse, a … Read More »

Asbestos, Issues, News, State Courts

Miss. bill would require more asbestos claim transparency

January 31, 2013 2:44 PM
By Chris Dickerson

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A bill recently introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives would require asbestos claimants to disclose dealings with asbestos trusts. House Bill 529 was introduced recently by Representative Jerry Turner, a Republican. It currently is … Read More »

Asbestos, Mississippi, News

Texas firm at center of asbestos fraud case seeks summary judgment

January 28, 2013 7:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — A Houston firm alleged to have made inconsistent claims about the origin of a client’s mesothelioma is now asking a U.S. bankruptcy court to enter a summary judgment in its favor. However, the company being … Read More »

Asbestos, Hot Topics, News, North Carolina