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AMTRAK, others face mass tort asbestos claim filed by suburban, Phila. man

A Bucks County man who worked as a mechanic for AMTRAK in the early 1980s claims in a civil filing against the railroad giant that the defendant is to blame for an asbestos-related pleural disease diagnosis that the plaintiff received … Read More »

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Chester County, Pa. man files mass tort asbestos claim

A 57-year-old Chester County man has filed an asbestos mass tort claim against companies engaged in the manufacture of asbestos-containing products, alleging he sustained injury due to his exposure to the fiber during his working years. Philadelphia attorney Steven J. … Read More »

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Four separate asbestos claims, all by Pa. residents, filed in Phila. court

Four separate asbestos mass tort claims were filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court last week, all by Keystone State plaintiffs who allege injuries as a result of exposure to the fiber.

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Three more asbestos suits filed at Phila. Common Pleas Court

Three more asbestos mass tort claims were filed late last week at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, one on behalf of a Pennsylvania man and the others on behalf of out-of-state plaintiffs.

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Phase two in non-malignant asbestos trial ends in mixed verdict

PresentThe second phase of a non-malignant asbestos mass tort case has ended in a split verdict.

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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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Phase two deliberations begin in asbestos lung cancer case

An eight-member Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury began deliberating May 23 in the liability phase of an asbestos mass tort claim that was first filed six years ago.

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