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New York Law Journal

Judge Allows Cigarette-Related Lawsuit to Proceed

A cigarette filter maker could be legally tied to a cigarette company and therefore is potentially liable for the company's misrepresentations, a Manhattan judge has ruled in allowing a woman's mesothelioma-related lawsuit to go to trial.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The North River Ins. Co. v. Mine Safety Appliances Co., PICS Case No. 14-0261 (C.P. Allegheny Feb. 13, 2014) Wettick, J. (19 pages).

By | March 11, 2014
Liability • Personal Injury • Ultra-Hazardous Activity • Policy Terms
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

After Chevron Win, Dole Victory Caps Big Week for Gibson Dunn

What do banana plantation workers in Nicaragua have in common with villagers beset by oil production fallout in the Ecuadorean Amazon? Plenty, it turns out. Both teamed up with lawyers intent on collecting big bucks from multinational corporations. Then Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher stepped in for the defense, and the plaintiffs' cases went to hell.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Milnot Holding Corp. v. Thruway Produce Inc.

Cold Storage Firm Deemed Responsible for Poisoned Apples Supplied Baby Food Maker
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Handling Lawsuits for Fear of Cancer From Toxic Torts

Courts must establish standards to ensure that claims for emotional distress, due to a fear of developing cancer because of a toxic tort, are genuine and reasonable.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ivory v. International Business Machines Corp.

Trespass Claims Based on Soil Contamination By Solvent in Groundwater Survive Judgment
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Crews v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp.

Asbestos Claimant Unable to Show Exposure To Firm's Products During His Navy Tenure
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Finds Injury Occurs as Soon as Asbestos Is Inhaled

An Allegheny County trial judge has ruled in a case of first impression that, for insurance coverage purposes, an injury occurs on the date of a plaintiff's first exposure to asbestos, despite recent scientific evidence suggesting diseases almost never commence upon the initial inhalation of asbestos fibers.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Delaware Court Lays New Groundwork for Forum Non Conveniens in Asbestos Case

The Delaware Supreme Court has rejected an Argentine asbestos claim on the ground that Delaware is not a convenient forum.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Protests Greet BP's Demand for Claims Report Documents

BP PLC wants access to documents detailing flaws in the distribution of Deepwater Horizon oil-spill claims only to feed its public relations campaign against the $9.6 billion settlement, lawyers who filed objections to the move argued this week.
3 minute read

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