Cancer patients, including those who suffer from mesothelioma, are one of many groups that stand to benefit from the Affordable Care Act. In the United States, it has been common practice for private insurance companies to ban mesothelioma patients because of their “preexisting conditions.” While for some the issue is…
Efforts by an electric company to appeal a $400,000 mesothelioma liability verdict handed down in 2006 have ultimately been unsuccessful, as the Superior Court in Pennsylvania upheld the original judgment. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand this decision came just weeks before a subsequent ruling in which the same court tossed…
The closely-watched Chapter 11 bankruptcy trial of asbestos defendant Garlock Sealing Technologies has concluded, and it’s still unclear to both sides at this point how much the manufacturing giant will have to fork over to settle current and future claims of injury. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that on the…
In mesothelioma litigation, the question of which court has jurisdiction can be a complex one. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that in most injury or product liability cases, it’s not that difficult because the injury or illness inflicted appears immediately after the exposure in question. Plaintiff attorneys can definitively prove…
A developer renovating a nursing home in a Chicago suburb was ordered to bring work to an abrupt halt, after city officials accused the company of improperly and illegally removing asbestos from the site. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that while asbestos is not nearly as widely used as it…
In a disappointing decision reached earlier this month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a lower court’s earlier ruling that two asbestos defendants are not responsible for the mesothelioma allegedly incurred as a result of contact with the businesses’ products. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know how vitally important it is to…
A decision by the Virginia Supreme Court regarding the statute of limitations on personal injury or wrongful death claims related to asbestos highlights the fact that these cases need to be promptly filed. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that some people diagnosed with asbestosis – a chronic disease with a…
A former employee of General Motors has been awarded $3 million by a New York jury, which found the worker’s mesothelioma was a direct result of exposure to asbestos contained in the products the company manufactured. Our New England mesothelioma attorneys know that the auto industry was one of the…
A bill that will likely prohibit mesothelioma patients from filing civil lawsuits and obtaining compensation has passed the Ohio Senate. Boston mesothelioma attorneys are concerned not only for what this means for Ohio sufferers of this awful disease – but for the precedent it may set for lawmakers in other…
Last month marked Veteran’s Day, which is a time to thank those who have dedicated their services – and sometimes so much more – to the safety and betterment of this country. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know many of our military members – active and retired – have sacrificed much…