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Visual clustering allowed Garlock to quickly sort through asbestos claims information
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Garlock Sealing Technologies was able to prove that a number of asbestos plaintiffs' attorneys had been gaming the asbestos trust system at Garlock's expense in a recent bankruptcy court while utilizing a new visual classification technology.
Asbestos plaintiff drops military claims, has lawsuit sent back to state court
Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif.
Google appeals defamation lawsuit by asbestos cement manufacturer
High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Wis. SC rules for insurer in dispute over asbestos exclusion in policy
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson wrote the opinion.
Ohio jury awards 40-year-old $27M in second-hand asbestos exposure case
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio jury awarded a Cleveland-area man who developed mesothelioma allegedly through second-hand asbestos exposure and his wife $27.5 million in a verdict issued last month.
Brayton Purcell releases biggest wins of 2013
Alan Brayton
Wash. asbestos case asks Supreme Court to apply deliberate intent claim against Boeing
Washington Supreme Court
Judiciary aide: Garlock case proves reform needed in asbestos litigation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The recent ruling in favor of Garlock Sealing Technologies in a North Carolina federal bankruptcy court shows the need to support the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act, or FACT Act, according to a House Judiciary Committee aide.
Judge: Asbestos attorneys made 'startling' misrepresentations while pursuing claims
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Friday that asbestos attorneys have been withholding evidence while pursuing claims against Garlock Sealing Technologies and has ordered the company's bankruptcy trust to be much smaller than the $1 billion-plus figure for which the attorneys argued.
ATRA: Asbestos litigation 'more incredible every year'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - In light of the recent Judicial Hellhole Report released in December, it is clear that asbestos played a key role in the rankings, given what the report's authors feel is a vast negative impact on the court system nationally.