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‘Asbestos Litigation’ Category

Carnival Can’t Move Cruise Worker’s Mesothelioma Claim to Arbitration

Carnival Can’t Move Cruise Worker’s Mesothelioma Claim to Arbitration

A Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel team led by partner Charles Siegel obtained an important federal court ruling, rejecting an attempt by Carnival Cruise Line to move a worker’s mesothelioma lawsuit to arbitration and ordering the dispute to return to a Texas state court.

Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga remanded the case to Texas state court after finding that the family...

Earthquake Survivors Face Hidden Asbestos-Exposure Risks

Earthquake Survivors Face Hidden Asbestos-Exposure Risks

Devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this year have not only resulted in the significant loss of lives but also have unleashed another threat: exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances.

Turkey and Syria were struck by colossal earthquakes in February, resulting in the tragic loss of over 54,000 lives. While the immediate aftermath of such catastrophic...

FDA Flexes New Muscle to Target Dangerous Chemicals in Cosmetics

FDA Flexes New Muscle to Target Dangerous Chemicals in Cosmetics

U.S. cosmetics manufacturers for the first time will be required to reveal the ingredients used in a wide range of cosmetics and personal care products on U.S. store shelves.

A new law known as the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) shifts the cosmetics industry away from a largely self-policed industry in which the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had limited...

New Treatments for Mesothelioma Provide Hope

New Treatments for Mesothelioma Provide Hope

New treatments are providing hope for individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure. The treatments are for individuals living with pleural mesothelioma, the most common form of the disease.

Pleural mesothelioma is very difficult to treat because it does not grow as a solid tumor. Although it can be controlled, it cannot be cured. Of...

More women are getting sick from mesothelioma cancer – Here’s why

More women are getting sick from mesothelioma cancer – Here’s why

It’s long been established that asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma. While the incidence rate has been decreasing slowly in the United States, Americans continue to be diagnosed with the deadly cancer at the rate of nearly 3,000 cases per year.

Gender Experiences Are Different

Men and women seem to be affected at different rates, mainly because men have been...

Brazil Stirs Controversy, Sinks Navy Ship Carrying Toxic Materials

Brazil Navy Ship Controversy

Brazil Stirs Controversy, Sinks Navy Ship Carrying Toxic Materials

Faced with an aging aircraft carrier contaminated with hazardous materials, the Brazilian government stirred worldwide controversy when it intentionally sunk the ship over objections from environmental groups.

The 60-year-old carrier São Paulo was “packed with toxic materials,” including cancer-causing asbestos, according to a report by The Guardian newspaper.

Three...

Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Mesothelioma Awareness

Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Exposure to asbestos — the only known cause of mesothelioma — is not a thing of the past. This National Mesothelioma Day, we bring attention to the fact that asbestos is not banned in the United States, and ordinary citizens risk exposure every day. Despite restrictions imposed decades ago, asbestos can still be found in building materials and other products and in imported...

Federal Judge Pauses Tens of Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits as J&J Attempts Settlement Through ‘Texas Two Step’ Bankruptcy

J&J 'Texas Two Step' Bankruptcy

Federal Judge Pauses Tens of Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits as J&J Attempts Settlement Through ‘Texas Two Step’ Bankruptcy

A federal bankruptcy judge has again halted lawsuits filed by tens of thousands of cancer victims as part of Johnson & Johnson’s latest attempt to use bankruptcy laws to settle its growing litigation liabilities.

In January 2023, Third Circuit judges dismissed J&J’s first “Texas two-step” Chapter 11 filing, allowing plaintiffs suffering from ovarian cancer, mesothelioma...

Makeup Products Made for Children Contain Asbestos

Asbestos in Children's Makeup

Makeup Products Made for Children Contain Asbestos

Playing with toy makeup can expose children to dangerous carcinogens like asbestos, according to tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing the use of health-threatening chemicals in the environment.

Asbestos Found in Talc-Based Children’s Makeup 

“It seems every time someone tests talc-based toys for the deadly...

Prison Inmates Forced to Do Dangerous Work for “Slave Wages”

Prisoner Labor Concerns

Prison Inmates Forced to Do Dangerous Work for “Slave Wages”

Inmates of the New York State correctional system have been performing dangerous jobs like asbestos removal for little compensation, according to a December 2022 article published by The Intercept.

Corcraft is the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision division responsible for hiring inmates for manufacturing jobs. The Corcraft website states: “We employ...

What are my chances?

That’s the first question everyone asks. The truth is it’s impossible to know. But we can tell you this. Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel has what it takes to fight against big corporate interests and win. That’s why we’ve taken more mesothelioma trials to verdict than any other firm. And that’s why we’ve recovered more than $1.3 billion for clients like you. Do you think you have a case? Contact us now to speak with an attorney.

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