A toxic tort legal suits has been filed on behalf of 143 people who worked at or lived near an oil refinery owned by BP in Texas City, alleging that they were exposed to benzene and other harmful chemicals that were released into the air in April 2007. The lawsuits was filed in the 122nd [...]
The Pennsylvania (PA) Supreme Court is today hearing what could possibly be a landmark mesothelioma case to determine whether or not Pennsylvania will adopt the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Restatement of Torts to recognize the elements of negligence in products liability cases – alleging strict liability. Pennsylvania’s laws have, so far, kept these claims separate from one another. In the Bogosh case, his estate was awarded damages after he died of the disease mesothelioma which is caused by insulation materials and asbestos exposure. The defendant in this case was a descendant…
An insulation and asbestos materials lawsuit drawing to an end has accused the owner of ships where the late husband of the plaintiff worked of being negligent, and wrongfully causing his death. The lawsuit was filed against Exxon, who owned a number of the ships where the…
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