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New York Law Journal

Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. The Fairbanks Co.

By | August 16, 2016
Change in Law After N.Y. High Court Decision Leads to March 21 Ruling's Reconsideration
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Punitive Damage Claims Allowed to Proceed in Asbestos Case

A Lackawanna County trial judge has allowed plaintiffs in an asbestos case to move forward with punitive damage claims against two boiler manufacturers.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Will Genomics Become Routine in Toxic Torts Causation Evaluation?

The current state of causation evidence in toxic tort litigation has generated grumbles of unreliability, understandable controversy and the feeling of a jury crap shoot. Jurors are often left weighing statistical evidence containing large data gaps and speculative extrapolations versus sympathetic claims often involving debilitating or fatal diseases. However, the emerging advances in genomics, the ever-increasing compilation of genetic data and the lower costs of individualized testing has opened the door for the use of individualized genetic evidence to support and defend toxic torts with a level of unprecedented reliability.
17 minute read

Daily Report Online

Destroyed Evidence a Factor in Asbestos Defense Win

Following a two-and-a-half week trial, a Sebring, Florida, jury took about an hour and a half to rule for the defense in an asbestos case involving a man who died of mesothelioma in 2009, more than 40 years after he was purportedly exposed to asbestos in a cement irrigation pipe.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

SRRA: Are We Better Off Four Years Later?

The last four years show a strong movement in the right direction for the Site Remediation Reform Act.
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Difficulties Surrounding Lead Contaminated Drinking-Water Claims

While the full scope of the problem of lead in drinking water has yet to be realized, it is virtually inevitable that there will be increased litigation in this area of law.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Taking class actions to the theatre stage

An interview with a state bar member whose play is set to open in New York City.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Contaminated-Clothing Doctrine in Asbestos Cases Extended

The precedent-setting New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that said spouses who became ill after handling the asbestos-tainted clothing of their partners could be awarded damages may be extended to offer protection to nonmarried couples or roommates, the court ruled.
8 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Wines v. ABB, DeFAX Case No. D67261 (D. Del. June 10, 2016) Fallon, M.J. (15 pages).

U.S. DISTRICT COURT OF DELAWARE
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Asbestos Defendant's Bid to Eliminate $325K Liability

Company argued that its share of $1 million verdict should have been offset by six other defendants' settlements with plaintiffs.
9 minute read

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