While renovating a town building in Hyannis, workers fear they were not only exposed to asbestos, but town officials in Barnstable knew it and didn’t tell them. Cases like this reveal why our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that diagnoses of this deadly cancer aren’t going to disappear completely this century.…
Less than a week after OSHA slapped Ford Motor Company with a substantial government fine for failing to protect workers from the asbestos-laden products it continues to use, the company lost an appeal on another asbestos case. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers have learned that Maryland’s highest court upheld a lower…
The ongoing bankruptcy trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies was partially sealed by a federal judge, as a law professor offered testimony pertaining to allegations of fraud against some of the claimants seeking compensation from the company for asbestos exposure. Specifically, the professor was testifying about certain provisions in the trust…
The family of a former railroad worker from Illinois was awarded $1.4 million in an asbestos-related lawsuit brought on his behalf. The man had reportedly worked in the rail yards for a company called GM&O Railroad (Gulf, Mobile & Ohio), whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans,…
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies is trying to shake its liability for billions of dollars worth of asbestos injury claims. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that the claims stem from Pfizer’s subsidiary, Quigley Co., which has been long-defunct, yet is seeking protection from further liabilities through a federal…
Ford Motor Co. could face nearly $42,000 in fines for its alleged failure to protect workers who came in frequent contact with asbestos-containing materials. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are glad that the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration took the time to investigate the issue and returned a finding that…
There are some who say the town in eastern Russia, in the valley of the Ural Mountains, is a nice place to live. The 70,000 or so residents are friendly. Crime is low. But there is danger every time the wind blows in Asbest, the town named after its livelihood:…
First responders rushed to the aid of trapped and injured shoppers in downtown Philadelphia last month, after a botched demolition project, without a second thought to their own safety. Now, however, our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that in those hours spent digging, climbing, pulling and lifting, brave men and women…
Garlock Sealing Technologies is preparing to argue at an upcoming trial that it owes a maximum of $125 million for asbestos-related injuries and deaths caused by its products. However, our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that personal injury claimants are putting the number at closer to $1.3 billion. The case is…
In a blow to mesothelioma plaintiffs, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled that the manufacturer of a joint compound that contained asbestos had no duty to offer danger warnings to household members who breathed in the deadly dus. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are disappointed in this ruling, though we know it…