The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tough new regulations that would significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants.
The proposal targets facilities that produce the highly toxic chemicals ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene. The crackdown announced in April 2023 came nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported that an estimated 74 million...
Congratulations to partners Gary Paul and Michael Armitage on their recent “Super Lawyers” of Southern California recognition.
About Super Lawyers® The Super Lawyers list is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation, for which Michael Armitage has been recognized and awarded every year since 2006. Gary Paul has...
Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel, a leading national plaintiffs’ firm, is delighted to welcome esteemed Louisiana plaintiffs’ attorney Lawrence Gettys to our firm.
Lawrence has deep roots in Louisiana and has represented thousands throughout its parishes including those with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, as well as those engaged in premises and product liability...
As we celebrate Women’s History Month at Waters & Kraus, we are proud to spotlight some of our female attorneys. Leslie MacLean was named the managing partner of the Dallas office, effective January 1, 2018, and...
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, Waters & Kraus, LLP continues to celebrate with our next female attorney spotlight focusing on Susannah Chester-Schindler. Ms....
The Fourth Circuit Upheld a $3.27 Million Verdict Issued Against Johnson & Johnson’s Subsidiary, Ethicon Inc., for its Defective Transvaginal Mesh
A $3.27 million verdict was upheld by the Fourth Circuit for a woman who suffered pain from a defective transvaginal pelvic mesh implant. In 2012, the woman sued Ethicon Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for its use of a...
45-Year-Old Man Diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 2007, 35 Years After Exposure to Asbestos Dust on Father’s Work Clothes
BALTIMORE, Md. – January 27, 2010 – A Baltimore City jury yesterday awarded $9.936 million to the son of a merchant mariner who suffers with...
Widow of Oil Field Consultant Awarded $1.2M in Asbestos-Exposure Case
First known drilling mud additive verdict in Texas; Montello, Inc. and Union Carbide Each Found 15% Liable
TEXAS – October 7, 2009 – A Brazoria County jury has awarded the widow of Danny Puckett, an industrial engineer and oil field consultant, $1.2 million...
Jury Awards $5.2 Million to Long-Time U.S. Navy Machinist Exposed to Asbestos
Power Equipment Manufacturer Foster Wheeler Found Liable for Failure to Warn; Jury Also Finds Malice
LOS ANGELES — May 24, 2007 — A Los Angeles jury yesterday found power equipment manufacturer Foster Wheeler liable for the mesothelioma death of 60-year-old Richard...
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