Personal Injury Law

Florida Asbestos Cases Revived
The Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida revived thousands of Florida asbestos suits last week by ruling that the Florida Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act couldn't be applied retroactively...

Supreme Court to Hear Asbestos-Related Suit
The Supreme Court granted cert today on whether a federal bankruptcy court can block private suits seeking damages for injury and death caused by asbestos. The consolidated cases are Travelers Indemnity v...

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuits Increasing
Boston, MA: Mesothelioma lawsuits are on the rise, mainly because mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancers can take up to 40 years to manifest. Many victims exposed to asbestos in the workplace decades ago are just now filing lawsuits, and families of loved ones are also filing suits because their parent has died from mesothelioma.

Asbestos Mesothelioma – One Boilermaker's Story
New Port, RI: John worked as a boilermaker all his life, which involved working extensively with asbestos in the repair and fabrication of asbestos gaskets. When John became ill with the asbestos mesothelioma he had to have a lung removed....

Asbestos: One Man’s Story
Stainforth, UK: He may live half a world away, but Dennis Beddoes is a classic example of not only the health hazards of asbestos, but also of the typical delay governing the onset of asbestos-related diseases such as cancer, asbestosis and asbestos mesothelioma.

Asbestos in Springfield, Missoula and Washington
The Illinois Supreme Court today reversed its 1987 Lipke rule that prohibited defendants in asbestos cases from introducing evidence about other exposures the plaintiffs may have experienced...

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Studies have shown that asbestos particles in the air can cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, and lung disease asbestosis, and many former and all new uses of asbestos in the U...

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict

Asbestos Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Settled
Asbestos Settlement Reached between Smithsonian and Former Employee

$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award