18 results for 'nos:"Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury"'.
J. Autrey dismisses claims against a pharmaceutical company with permission to file an amended complaint. Two daughters have brought a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their deceased mother against Johnson & Johnson and another pharmaceutical company that manufactures and packages powder-based products. The daughters claim their mother’s death was caused by asbestos in talcum powder. The daughters have not sufficiently alleged that the other pharmaceutical company is liable for their mother’s death, as they simply claim that the company “manufactured and packaged talcum powder products for pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson,” and they do not claim that the company manufactured or distributed the products that allegedly caused their mother’s death.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Missouri, Judge: Autrey, Filed On: August 13, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv1334, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Product Liability, Wrongful Death
J. Fallon denies a manufacturer of military helicopters summary judgment because the claims establish a now-deceased naval helicopter mechanic was likely exposed to asbestos-containing components that may have contributed to lung cancer. However, a parts manufacturer is granted summary judgment because the claims do not establish the mechanic was exposed to asbestos from Hexcel Blue Seal or Hexgard 540 honeycomb.
Court: USDC Delaware, Judge: Fallon, Filed On: August 2, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv1087, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Asbestos
J. Morris grants the estate's motion to enter judgment in a negligence suit stemming from two railroad employees exposure to asbestos. A jury awarded each employee $4 million for their injuries, making the employees the prevailing parties even if they originally requested $60 million in damages. Therefore, they are also entitled to recover $53,000 in costs.
Court: USDC Montana, Judge: Morris, Filed On: July 15, 2024, Case #: 4:21cv97, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence, Asbestos
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J. Evanson denies the family member's motion to pre-admit exhibits for her complaint alleging that the wife died after being exposed to asbestos fibers while doing laundry for her husband, who was an enlisted navy machinist mate and came into contact with asbestos at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The motion is premature, because the disputes that the exhibits focus on should be handled at trial, not before it.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Evanson, Filed On: June 4, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv5701, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Evidence, Product Liability, Asbestos
J. Fallon denies a request by the widow of a shipyard worker who allegedly died from asbestos exposure, declining to dismiss the indemnity and defense claims filed by the owner of the shipyard and the manufacturer of marine interiors on sea-going vessels. However, the widow reserves the right to re-urge arguments against the shipyard and the manufacturer if two ship-owners do not successfully demonstrate they are entitled to indemnity protection.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Louisiana , Judge: Fallon, Filed On: May 13, 2024, Case #: 2:20cv1877, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Product Liability, Indemnification, Asbestos
J. Bryan denies the government's motion to dismiss the family member's complaint that the wife died after being exposed to asbestos fibers while doing laundry for her husband, who was an enlisted navy machinist mate and came into contact with asbestos at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The government argues that the discretionary function exception applies because it covers certain "governmental decision-making from judicial second guessing of legislative and administrative decisions," but it is uncertain if two of the navy's regulations related to asbestos were mandatory directives that required action and if the government failed to follow those directives.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Bryan, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv5701, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Government, Wrongful Death, Asbestos
J. Blakey partially grants a Navy equipment manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment on a Navy veteran’s asbestos claims. The veteran contracted mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos while serving in the Navy, with the manufacturer’s gaskets being a prime source. The court finds for the manufacturer on the veteran’s willful and wanton conduct claim, but allows the veteran’s negligence and strict liability claims to go forward.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Blakey, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv4316, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Veterans, Product Liability, Asbestos
J. Biggs denies Ford’s renewed motion for a directed verdict and motion for a new trial in a wrongful death dispute. The wife supports her claims that her husband’s exposure to the asbestos-containing products at issue while working as a tractor-trailer mechanic for 40 years contributed to his mesothelioma. Final judgment will be entered in favor of the wife, awarding her $275,000 in back pay plus prejudgment interest to the tune of nearly $67,000.
Court: USDC Middle District of North Carolina, Judge: Biggs, Filed On: November 30, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv98, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Settlements, Damages, Asbestos
J. Morris grants in part summary judgment in favor of the estates which say that a railway company exposed the decedents to high levels of asbestos while they were transporting crushed vermiculite ore through their town. While the record needs to be fleshed out further to determine if the company's asbestos handling falls under the common carrier doctrine, the company is not allowed moving forward to argue that its handling "did not constitute an abnormally dangerous activity."
Court: USDC Montana, Judge: Morris, Filed On: October 17, 2023, Case #: 4:21cv97, NOS: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Asbestos