Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers have become familiar with a range of under-handed legal tactics used by asbestos defendants. These involve obvious efforts to delay, skirt the primary issue or deny. Even when these motives are so obviously transparent, they require the plaintiff’s attorney to be dexterous in eliminating such strategies.…
The widow of a Navy veteran who died due to complications from mesothelioma has had her $2 million award for pain and suffering reinstated by a state supreme court. Boston mesothelioma lawyers were pleased to hear the action taken by justices with the Virginia Supreme Court regarding the amount owed…
A recent mesothelioma case out of Washington state raises an interesting question with regard to responsibility: Can a company that manufacturers respirators designed to protect against asbestos be held liable when someone gets sick? Boston mesothelioma lawyers know there are a lot of companies that knowingly manufactured products containing asbestos…
In some ways, a mesothelioma diagnosis can be worse than a gunshot wound. For one thing, a bullet wound is quick. You are able to tell right away exactly where it is and what it is. Plus, being shot isn’t necessarily a death sentence. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that…
There are 55 countries in the world that have banned the use of asbestos, the material proven to cause mesothelioma cancer. The U.S. is not one of them. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that one man in Illinois had set out to change that. Sadly, he passed away late last…
Those diagnosed with mesothelioma after their contact with asbestos-laden ship materials made by Skinner Engine Companies Inc. have had a difficult road over the last 30 years. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that this company, like so many others that have gone under in the wake of asbestos exposure litigation,…
An advocate battling for a cure to mesothelioma has died – though his cause has not. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers were saddened to hear of the passing of Larry Davis, a Florida runner who raised tens of thousands of dollars for mesothelioma research, and always ended his e-mails with the…
The widow of the late actor Steve McQueen, who died of mesothelioma, is slated to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives, urging lawmakers to formally ban the import of asbestos into the United States. Boston mesothelioma attorneys know it’s a widely-held misconception that asbestos is illegal in the U.S.…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are encouraged anytime we hear about sizable verdicts in mesothelioma cases – not just here in Massachusetts, but all over the country. In a sense, even though we work for different law firms, we view other mesothelioma attorneys as fighting the same fight – not only…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers routinely keep a close watch on the pulse of what’s happening in other districts and even states with regard to similar lawsuits. Often, Boston mesothelioma cases can mirror what’s happening around the country. It’s important to know which strategies have been especially effective, as well as…