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A Mississippi man was awarded a staggering $322 million verdict for pain and suffering, medical bills, lost wages, and future medical expenses arising from asbestosis which he now suffers from after working many years in a Mississippi oil field. Asbestosis is one of the two serious conditions that can develop following exposure to asbestos, the other being mesothelioma cancer. Absestosis…
I came across an interesting lawsuit out of Texas. Apparently, the family of a deceased woman, Claudia Headley, is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against several asbestos manufacturers after contracting mesothelioma and passing away in 2008. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is almost always caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers. The woman did not work directly with any asbestos materials, but washed the…
Mesothelioma and Asbestosis are both very serious conditions which can only be caused by direct contact with asbestos. Thousands of people are diagnosed every year with mesothelioma or asbestosis due to exposure to asbestos sometimes decades earlier. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops in the mesothelium, a protective lining over most of our organs. The most common…
I first came across this law review article in the Law Professors blog which included an abstract and I decided I had to read the article. Professors Ariel Porat and Alex Stein have written a compelling argument supporting liability for future harm in tort cases. Historically, a plaintiff could not be compensated for the “chance” that illness might develop at…
