Tag Archives: Asbestos

Northeast Phila. couple files asbestos mass tort claim in state court

A couple from Northeast Philadelphia has filed a mass tort asbestos claim in state court alleging the husband’s pulmonary asbestosis diagnosis this past spring was directly attributable to his working around the fiber throughout the years. James A. Lee and … Read More »

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Reverse bifurcation suspended in Philly mass torts

Mass tort cases originating from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Complex Litigation Center will be tried individually and without reverse bifurcation beginning in January, the court announced this week.

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Second day into asbestos trial, parties settle

In an unexpected turnaround, an asbestos trial involving four cases of malignant mesothelioma, two of them deaths, that was expected to last two to three weeks ended June 7 when all parties settled.

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Opening statements made in asbestos lung cancer trial

“Death and destruction.”

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California couple files asbestos lawsuit

A California couple has filed a mass tort personal injury lawsuit at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for injuries the male plaintiff is alleged to have sustained after working with asbestos.

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Jury selection under way in asbestos trial

Jury selection began this week in the trial of four separate asbestos cases being tried together at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, according to court records and the executive director of the Complex Litigation Center.

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Jurors reach mixed verdict in asbestos lung cancer trial

A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury found that a company dealing in asbestos did, in fact, deploy products known to be defective and harmful, but was not directly responsible for a deceased man’s lung cancer diagnosis six years ago.

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Credibility of asbestos causation theory before Pa. Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will soon decide if a trial court should admit the testimony of an expert testifying for the plaintiff in an asbestos case. Read More »

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