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Asbestos Wallboard Products Victim Awarded $8.75 Million
The Associated Press reports that an Oregon jury has awarded a man $8.75 million after he developed mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure in the 1970s. According to the news outlet, David Hoff, a...
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Companies Can Be Sued When Workers Bring Asbestos Home
In late 2016, the California Supreme Court ruled that companies can be held liable if cancerous asbestos from job sites makes someone at a worker’s home sick. The ruling let lawsuits proceed in the...
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Asbestos Exposure: Oregon Couple Wins $5.4 Million Verdict
A jury in Oregon awarded a couple $5.4 million after a man was exposed to asbestos at work for decades and now suffers from mesothelioma. According to Oregonlive.com, the verdict may be reduced due to...
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Johnson & Johnson Subpoenaed Over Asbestos-Talc Claims
Updating a series of blog posts we have authored recently, Johnson & Johnson has received subpoenas from the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission in regards to alleged...
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Johnson & Johnson Begins Settling Asbestos-Talc Claims
In an unusual move, Johnson and Johnson settled three cases this week involving people claiming the company’s talc products gave them cancer. Prior to this week, J&J had been involved in taking...
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EPA Moves to Impose Asbestos Restrictions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin imposing new restrictions on asbestos manufacturing and imports, although some advocates are saying the changes are not strong enough. The New...
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