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Asbestos lawyer accused of hiding her past from Iowa court
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – A procedural motion from an out-of-state asbestos attorney has drawn the attention of the companies she is suing in Iowa, as they say it contains inaccurate information about her past. -
Makers of products with no asbestos had duty to warn users if it would be added later, New Jersey decides
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Makers of parts that did not contain asbestos – but would later need to be used with parts that did – owed a duty to warn users, according to the New Jersey Supreme Court. -
Ford successfully fends off Michigan cases filed by out-of-state plaintiffs
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The state of Michigan Court of Appeals last week decided in favor of Ford Motor Co., reversing a decision of the Wayne County Third Circuit Court (Detroit) and remanding for further proceedings a lawsuit brought against Ford over allegations of faulty transmissions. -
New trial or reduced verdict in play for Ford in $40 million asbestos case
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled that Ford Motor Co.'s appeal that a $40.6 million ruling in an asbestos case was excessive has merit and has remanded the case back to a lower court for a new trial or remittitur. -
California court partially grants Ford summary judgment in cases over allegedly defective trucks
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The owners of allegedly defective Ford F-350 pickup trucks partially lost their appeals in court as it decided for partial summary judgment in favor of the auto manufacturer. -
Court rejects appeal of companies sweating new rules in NYC's controversial asbestos docket
Asbestos defendants failed to convince New York’s highest court to intervene in a long-running fight over how the New York City asbestos court known as NYCAL does business, leaving them with few options as hundreds of lawsuits march toward trial in the plaintiff-friendly venue. -
Appeal to decide future of NYC asbestos court; Companies fed up with their treatment
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The fight over New York City’s controversial asbestos court is not over, as companies worried about their treatment there are likely to appeal an order that kept alive the possibility for even bigger verdicts. -
Calif. appeals court doesn't expand liability in take-home asbestos lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has declined to expand asbestos liability in take-home exposure lawsuit.