Court Tosses Judgment Blaming Montana Asbestos Deaths on BNSF February 27, 2026 By Matthew Brown A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in...
Washington Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos February 20, 2026 A contractor in Washington was fined $200,000 for putting workers at risk during a demolition project at a home in...
Asbestos Lawsuits Prompt Vanderbilt Minerals to File Bankruptcy February 18, 2026 By Steven Church Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines materials used in industrial products, filed for bankruptcy after its cash flow was overwhelmed by an...
Houston Companies to Pay $200K to Workers Fired for Asbestos Concern February 17, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered two Houston, Texas-based construction companies and their owners to reinstate and compensate two...
J&J Vows Appeal After Jury Hits it With $1.5B Talc Cancer Award December 23, 2025 By Mrinmay Dey A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed...
Why Two Montana Asbestos Victims May Never Receive an $8M Judgment October 24, 2025 By Mara Silvers Long before she joined a major legal case for asbestos victims, Joyce Walder had a bold streak, according to her...
Jury Awards $83 Million in Asbestos Case Involving Ceramics Products September 22, 2025 A Massachusetts jury has awarded $83 million to the estate of a woman who died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos...
Asbestos Clinic in Montana Forced to Close to Pay for BNSF Jury Award May 16, 2025 By Matthew Brown An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby...
Washington Company Fined $231,000 for Asbestos Violations February 19, 2025 A Washington company was fined $231,000 for exposing workers to asbestos at a jobsite. The Washington State Department of Labor...
Washington House Flippers Fined $116K Over Asbestos Removal Rules January 22, 2025 Two Vancouver, Washington, business owners are facing a combined $116,000 in fines for ignoring rules to protect workers, neighbors, and...