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The Legal Intelligencer

Melnick v. Exxon Mobil Corp., PICS Case No. 14-0954 (Pa. Super. June 9, 2014) Stabile, J. (6 pages).

Benzene Exposure • Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act • Medical Monitoring
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mesothelioma Claim Fails for Lack of Causation Proof

From 1977 to 1979, plaintiff Joseph Salerno studied auto and diesel mechanics at his Philadelphia-area high school's vocational-technical program.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: U.S. government puts seized bitcoins up for auction, a new trial for former BP engineer and Greek citizens challenge austerity cuts in court.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medical Details Not Needed to Establish Toxic Tort Case

Clarifying the rules of discovery in lead paint and toxic tort cases, the Court of Appeals on Thursday held that plaintiffs do not have to establish causation at the earliest litigation stages by providing detailed medical records supporting each allegation of harm.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Painter v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., Inc., PICS Case No. 14-0871 (Pa. Super. May 27, 2014) Allen, J. (13 pages).

Asbestos Litigation • Summary Judgment
2 minute read

The Recorder

CTS Corporation v. Waldburger

4 minute read

The Recorder

Haver v. BNSF Railway Co.

3 minute read

Litigation Daily

D.C. Circuit Revives Tort Claims in 'Plan Colombia' Case

Lawyers at Hollingsworth have mostly defeated claims over DynCorp's antidrug crop spraying in South America two decades ago. But the long-running litigation isn't quite over, thanks to an appeals court ruling issued on Friday.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Andrea Neuman of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Neuman made a name for herself exposing fraud on the part of plaintiffs lawyers suing Dole over its pesticide use in Latin America. This week, she finished off nearly all the remaining cases in a more old-fashioned way, winning a ruling that Dole's opponents waited too long to sue.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Any Exposure' Theory Ban Doesn't Apply in Ford Asbestos Case

Despite a plaintiffs expert's testimony that minimal exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, the state Superior Court has ruled that prohibition of "any exposure" causation theories did not apply in an asbestos case against Ford Motor Co.
4 minute read

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