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Suppliers of Raw Asbestos Must Also Warn of Dangers, Fla. Court Rules
A Florida appellate court has ruled that bulk suppliers of asbestos are required to give the public adequate safety warnings -- even if they don't sell asbestos directly to the public. The defendant argued that because it only handled raw asbestos, it did not produce a product that could be deemed defective under state product liability law, but the panel found that the company's asbestos reached an ultimate user "without any essential change affecting its deleterious properties."Billionaire Sex Offender's Glitzy Legal Team Try to Keep the Lid on Plea Talks With Feds
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Confidential settlement reached over death by asbestos exposure
The family of a doctor who blamed his rare cancer on asbestos exposure has reached a confidential settlement with Honeywell International, parent company of an auto brake manufacturer.Latham & Watkins' Conflict Creates Cooley Godward's Opportunity
Conflicts can be great for business -- when they're someone else's, of course. Cooley Godard picked up a client when Latham & Watkins found themselves representing both the acquirer and the acquired. ArthroCare Corp., a medical device company, will absorb Opus, a maker of soft-tissue orthopedic repair systems. And it looked good on paper nine months ago, but now Charles Schwab & Co., who plunked down about $324 million for a securities research firm, is now looking to sell.Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $24.2 Million Verdict in Asbestos Case
A Florida appeals court reversed a $24.2 million verdict Wednesday, striking a jury award to a surgeon who claimed asbestos exposure caused his terminal cancer. In a unanimous unsigned opinion, the three-judge panel remanded Stephen Guilder's product liability lawsuit against Honeywell International and ordered a new trial. Guilder won one of the highest compensatory damage awards against a single defendant in a mesothelioma case in April 2008. He died before the appeal was decided.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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