A jury just awarded $5.95 million to a Louisiana man who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working as an electrician at Dow Chemical’s Plaquemine plant, the largest chemical facility in the state. The Dow Chemical Company continues to use asbestos in all of its chemical manufacturing plants in the U.S. and worldwide, despite other companies having abandoned the dangerous practice decades ago.
Asbestos abatement in Illinois schools stirs controversy
It's a well-known fact that public buildings containing asbestos must undergo regular testing for and abatement as necessary. Ever since the use of asbestos in construction materials was outlawed, efforts to remove the harmful mineral in a safe manner have occurred on regular basis.
ADAO sounds an urgent warning about the asbestos FACT Act
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, an independent organization providing education and advocacy for the elimination of asbestos-related diseases including mesothelioma, is sounding the alarm about the proposed federal Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act, or FACT Act, which has been before Congress since 2012 but is still in active consideration. To quote that organization, “Don’t be fooled, the FACT Act wasn’t written for asbestos victims.”
The Gori Law Firm sues 59 companies on behalf of mesothelioma victim
The Gori Law Firm recently filed a ten-count lawsuit against 59 defendant corporations on behalf of Missouri woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of exposure to asbestos-laden products. She and her husband are seeking compensation for more than $200,000 in economic losses caused by the disease, along with appropriate punitive damages against any defendant found to have knowingly exposed her and other workers to the deadly fiber without warning or attempting to mitigate the damage.
Maryland high court denies GP's liability for family mesothelioma
The State of Maryland’s highest court ruled recently that Georgia-Pacific Corp. does not have to pay a woman who lost a lung to mesothelioma the $5 million a lower court had ordered. Why? Although the asbestos that sickened her was clearly from Georgia-Pacific products, her exposure was second-hand and took place in the 1960s, before the full danger of second-hand exposure was confirmed, the court said. Therefore, she had no legitimate product liability claim against the corporate giant.
