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86-year-old mesothelioma victim files asbestos mass tort claim in state court

An 86-year-old Philadelphia woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in late August has filed a mass tort complaint against companies that deal in the manufacture and distribution of asbestos-containing products. Mary Newton, of South 18th Street in Philadelphia, claims her … Read More »

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Phila. man with colon cancer files asbestos claim in Philly courts

A 56-year-old Philadelphia man who claims his colon cancer is a direct result of having been exposed to asbestos fibers during his working years has filed a mass tort claim against companies engaged in the manufacture and distribution of asbestos-containing … 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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New Jersey man files asbestos mass tort claim in Phila. courts

A New Jersey man has filed an asbestos mass tort claim in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleging his exposure to the fiber during his working career caused him to develop lung cancer.

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Widow of lung cancer victim files asbestos mass tort claim

The wife of a Pennsylvania man who died last year from mesothelioma has filed a mass tort claim in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court against companies dealing in the manufacture and distribution of products containing asbestos.

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Gettysburg man files asbestos mass tort action

A Gettysburg, Pa. man who claims his development of lung cancer is directly related to his work history, in that he worked around asbestos-related products, has filed a mass tort claim against various companies involved in the manufacture and distribution … Read More »

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Pa. man diagnosed with lung cancer files asbestos mass tort claim

A Plymouth Meeting, Pa. couple has filed a mass tort asbestos lawsuit against a number of companies that deal in products containing the fiber, alleging the husband’s lung cancer diagnosis earlier this year was directly related to his work history.

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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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