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Louisiana Supreme Court finds $10M in asbestos case too much
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court cut a $10.5 million jury verdict in an asbestos lawsuit in half, saying an analysis of whether a jury abused its discretion must include an examination of awards in similar cases.
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Asbestos plaintiff corrects memory after 17 years, saving lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A onetime dockworker who couldn’t recall asbestos exposure in 2004 but recovered the memory by the time he was deposed again in 2021 salvaged a lawsuit over the death of his wife, who allegedly succumbed to lung cancer caused by asbestos dust the worker brought home on his clothes.
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Daughter files suit against Continental Insurance over father's mesothelioma, death
NEW ORLEANS - Cynthia Marsh, as administrator for the estate of Harry F. Marsh, filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 25 in the Eastern District of Louisiana against the Continental Insurance Company, individually and as successor in interest to the Marine Office of America Corporation.
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Court persuaded carbon black facility was hotbed for asbestos, affirms seven-figure ruling
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a multimillion-dollar asbestos verdict against carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon USA.
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Court stays man's lawsuit against shipyard over asbestos until related case concludes
After claiming he was exposed to asbestos at work, and at home by his family members who worked for the same company, an Avondale Shipyward worker’s motion to remand the case was held in abeyance as the case was administratively closed on Oct. 25 until an earlier case that could affect the worker's motion is adjudicated.
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Appeals court dismisses complaint for jurisdiction after man gets mesothelioma from asbestos exposure
On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pointed to a lack of jurisdiction when it dismissed a case in which a man sued after contracting mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos.
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Court rules mesothelioma victims can continue asbestos-related litigation against Ford Motor Co.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has partly denied a motion from the Ford Motor Co. to have a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed. The court ruled, however, that the plaintiff’s wrongful death employer liability claim is barred under law.
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Appeals court backs ruling sending machinist's asbestos exposure suit back to state court
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently affirmed a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s decision to remand a case in which a man was exposed to asbestos and contracted mesothelioma back to state court.
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Multidistrict litigation swamps courts as rules struggle to catch up; Is reform on the way?
Multidistrict litigation – sprawling cases sometimes involving thousands of plaintiffs from all over the country – now represents more than half of the civil caseload in federal courts, according to a new survey, yet defendants complain the rules governing them are largely judge-made and haphazardly enforced.
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Judge rules in favor of Chevron Oronite in indemnity lawsuit
New Orleans -- Judge Barry W. Ashe has released a finding of fact and conclusions of law regarding a civil action between Chevron Oronite Company, LLC and Jacobs Field Services North America, Inc.
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Court denies Motion for Summary Judgment in asbestos claim against Ford Motor Co.
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana court has declined a Motion for Summary Judgment in a case that accuses the Ford Motor Co. of being complicit in exposing a former employee to asbestos.
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Asbestos claims against Avondale Industries and others remanded to state court
A man’s motion to remand his case after allegedly being exposed to asbestos by his employer was granted on Jan. 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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California reclaims top spot on 'Judicial Hellhole' list; ATRA bemoans state's adoption of 'innovator liability'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - California tops the list of jurisdictions regarded as "Judicial Hellholes" by a national civil justice reform group.
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Baton Rouge firm owes indemity to California company for costs in asbestos exposure litigation
NEW ORLEANS — A Baton Rouge engineering firm must help pay the litigation costs a California-based fuel and lubricant additives company incurred fighting an asbestos exposure lawsuit, a U.S. District Court judge said in a recent order.
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Plaintiff's motion to remand mesothelioma case to a district court is denied
NEW ORLEANS— A motion to remand was recently denied by the Eastern District of Louisiana’s U.S. District Court in an asbestos litigation and survival suit filed by plaintiff Judith Punch Rivera on behalf her deceased mother.
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Former Avondale employee ordered to disclose asbestos settlement
A Louisiana judge has ruled that documents related to a settlement claim over asbestos-related cancer can be obtained.