BNSF Says It Didn’t Know About Asbestos That’s Killed Hundreds in Montana Town April 23, 2024 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths...
Montana Asbestos Victims Want Buffett’s Railroad Company Held Responsible April 18, 2024 An attorney for two people who died of a rare lung cancer argued this week for a jury to hold...
EPA Bans Asbestos, Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban March 21, 2024 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of...
A&E Loss Payouts on the Rise; Reserves Will Run Off in 8 Years December 20, 2023 A new AM Best segment report details asbestos and environmental (A&E) losses and reserve decline through the end of 2022....
Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy After $6M False Asbestos Claims Ruling August 15, 2023 By Matthew Brown A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge...
J&J Must Pay $18.8M to California Cancer Patient in Baby Powder Suit July 19, 2023 By Brendan Pierson Johnson & Johnson’s must pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to its...
Jurors Urged to Impose Heavy Punitive Damages in J&J Talc Trial July 11, 2023 Lawyers for a California man who says he developed a rare cancer from exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s...
Montana Superfund Town’s Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims June 30, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is...
Davenport, Iowa Hires Outside Firms to Investigate Partial Building Collapse June 16, 2023 By Hannah Fingerhut DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two companies have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building...
Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament at Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Event May 22, 2023 By Jill Lawless Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It’s...