A Sonoma County, California judge recently ordered Sonoma State University to pay workers at the school $2.9 million in damages for violating state occupational health and safety laws over the improper handling of asbestos. The case was brought by a whistleblower working at the university who cla...
In the wake of the devastating California wildfires that displaced thousands across Sonoma and Marin and caused billions of dollars in property damages, area residents could be at risk from contaminants in their drinking water, including asbestos and other cancer-causing toxins. The threat to the...
New York-based Colgate-Palmolive recently agreed to settle a talcum powder asbestos lawsuit to resolve claims that its products caused the mesothelioma cancer of a New Jersey woman. The undisclosed settlement amount will compensate the victim for her cancer diagnosis without the company admitting...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it would reduce the size of its review of several dangerous chemicals and substances, possibly excluding asbestos from the federal review which could effectively ban the cancer causing material. The review process, mandated by Cong...
A Montana asbestos disposal and abatement company recently filed a lawsuit against the state's Department of Environmental Quality over allegations that the department has failed to enforce state laws on proper asbestos handling and disposal in landfills. The lawsuit claims that Montana's failure...
A California Appeals Court judge in San Francisco recently reinstated an asbestos cancer lawsuit against talcum powder manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive after finding that the plaintiff's attorneys presented sufficient evidence for a jury to decide whether or not the victim's injuries were caused by...
The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Personal Injury Attorney Michael Throneberry as a Two Years 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rat...
After a California jury handed down a substantial $13 million verdict against Hillshire Brands over the company's role in the plaintiff's mesothelioma cancer diagnosis, the defendant is now the plaintiff after it sued its insurance carriers over bad faith negotiations related to the asbestos canc...
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