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BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, a nationwide leader in asbestos litigation, announced today that a New York jury has awarded a $3 million verdict to the family of Gerald Suttner, a pipefitter who died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by asbestos exposure. For more than a decade, Suttner was exposed to asbestos used in valves manufactured by the defendant, Crane Co. Simmons Firm attorneys Myles Epperson...

New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division unanimously ruled in favor of three women suffering from mesothelioma allowing them to consolidate their asbestos lawsuits against a cosmetic talc manufacturer into one trial. This ruling marks the first time the Court has published such a decision in nearly twenty years. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 On October 2, 2012, a New York Appellate Division panel of judges unanimously ruled in favor of three women suffering from...

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A pair of high-flying attorneys with the Manhattan law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., are among the New York legal professionals to have earned a coveted spot on Super Lawyers magazine's 2012 "Rising Stars" roster. They are Michael Fanelli, Esq., and Danny Kraft, Jr., Esq., who each played pivotal roles in winning a $22-million verdict last year against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on behalf of cancer-stricken plaintiffs exposed to...

DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Reuters, as published in Texas Monthly, recognized Ben DuBose, of DuBose Law Firm, PLLC as a "Texas Super Lawyer" for the fourth consecutive year in the October, 2011 Texas Monthly "Texas Super Lawyers" edition. In 2009 and 2011, Mr. DuBose was chosen as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine. In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Thompson Reuters employs a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are...

The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Families dealing with a mesothelioma diagnosis of a elderly parent should call us so that we can provide them with the names, and specific contacts of who we consider to be the best mesothelioma attorneys, or best mesothelioma law firms in the US. The quality of the mesothelioma attorney, and or the mesothelioma law firm has a direct bearing on financial compensation. Tragically we fear because of age many families never attempt to advance a...

LONDON, August 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A GBP300m government scheme to fund compensation payments to newly-diagnosed victims of mesothelioma has been criticised for not going far enough in providing help to those who need it right now. Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Personal Injury Solicitors [http://www.fentons.co.uk ] LLP, was speaking after the Department for Work and Pensions announced the new scheme which will allow around 3,000...

SEATTLE, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bergman Draper Ladenburg, the Pacific Northwest's premier asbestos attorneys, today announced that a landmark decision by the Washington State Supreme Court will allow many asbestos victims to pursue legal claims against respirator manufacturers and other equipment manufacturers who may have failed to provide adequate warnings about asbestos exposure. The plaintiff in the case, Leo Macias, worked as a tool keeper in a shipyard in which...

OTTAWA, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - In a Statement released today, national and international organisations that study the causes and prevention of disease epidemics, call, for the first time, for a global ban on the mining, use, and export of all forms of asbestos. The Statement has already been endorsed by over 150 public health, civil society organizations and individual scientists from twenty countries. The Statement comes just when plans are underway to re-start the former...

Mass tort and personal injury litigation firm Weitz & Luxenberg reached settlements last month in the cases of two military men and sheet metal workers who developed cancer after a career working around asbestos-containing products. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. today announced successful settlements in the lawsuits of two clients who alleged that a lifetime of working with asbestos led to their developing mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the...

NEW ORLEANS, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Louisiana legislature marks an end to its 2012 session, the Nemeroff Law Firm celebrates a win for victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases. Nemeroff lawyers played a critical role in striking down Neil Abramson's Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Transparency bill, which would have resulted in significantly reduced legal judgments and unfair and duplicate regulations for asbestos victims seeking compensation for their...