The state Supreme Court has ruled that two plaintiffs alleging that exposure to asbestos caused their illnesses cannot have their cases dismissed on summary judgment simply because the plaintiffs' ...

A federal judge in Philadelphia has tossed some cases in the multidistrict asbestos litigation against a group of defendants he said couldn't be held liable for the fact that their ...

ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos plaintiffs attorneys working in Southern Illinois recently said Madison County Circuit Judge Stephen Stobbs’ new approach to trial slots in the asbestos docket is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Military veterans, trial lawyers and state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are warning that a Republican-backed Ohio Senate bill would block cancer victims and their widows from ...

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos defendants opposing punitive damages in the New York City Asbestos Litigation court have requested a stay on the order in order to renew and reargue the issue.

Losing a loved one to an asbestos-related disease is devastating. But amid the grief, families often face another challenge: navigating the complex legal landscape of pursuing compensation for their ...

Law firms focused on corporate wrongdoing are “willing to take risks” in emerging climate battles, one observer said, “but only when they see a decent chance of winning with a big upside on damages — ...

After 17 years of delay, the Montana Supreme Court has opened a special court for asbestos-related lawsuits stemming from the mining of vermiculite near Libby. About 600 cases were pending before 2001 ...