Archive for November, 2008

Chicago Jury Orders Johnson and Johnson to Pay Illinois Family $16.6 Million for Wrongful Death of Mother Who Used Defective Pain Killing Patch

A Chicago jury is ordering two Johnson and Johnson units to pay $16.6 million to the family of a woman who died after using a defective Duragesic pain-killing patch.

Topics: death, Illinois, jury, wrongful death

Lawsuit Against Victoria Secret: Woman Injured by Defective Intimate Apparel

A lawsuits was recently filed against Victoria Secret on behalf of a Florida woman who suffered itching and blistering of her skin after wearing one of the company’s undergarments.

Topics: filed, Florida, Injured, law, lawsuit, victim

Union leader James Middleton, who revealed mesothelioma risk at Johns-Manville plant, dead at 72

The former union leader was instrumental in revealing the danger of asbestos and insulation materials and chemical exposures at the Waukegan, Illinois Johns-Manville plant.

Topics: asbestos, disability, exposure, Illinois, illness, insulation, local, lung, medical, Mesothelioma

Two South Korean families sue Japanese firm for mesothelioma deaths

The families of two South Korean residents who lived near a Japanese asbestos and insulation materials manufacturing company have sued for damages arising out of the residents’ deaths from mesothelioma.

Topics: asbestos, damages, death, insulation, local, Mesothelioma, sue, victim