Kazan Law Ranks #2 in Million Dollar Verdicts of 2013
I am proud to announce that our asbestos law firm has been recognized for having the second highest ranking for a product liability verdict in the important annual California’s Million Dollar Verdicts list published by the authoritative source of California legal news The Recorder. This victory was the eighth highest among all verdicts awarded in California […]
Read MorePneumo Abex Corporation – A History of Asbestos Death and Disease
When I tell people that I am an attorney who seeks justice for those who have been exposed to asbestos, some people react with surprise. “Exposed to asbestos?” they ask. “Does that still happen? Is anyone exposed to asbestos anymore?” Sadly yes. Thousands of people have been exposed to asbestos in the decades since it […]
Read MoreScientist Secretly Associated with Asbestos Industry May Help Weaken Asbestos Laws
Creating asbestos laws depends on rigorous honest scientific information. In order for asbestos laws to protect people, lawmakers need reliable scientific evidence about the harm asbestos exposure does to people exposed to this highly toxic substance. New stricter asbestos laws and better regulations regarding workplace and product safety to prevent asbestos exposure often hinge on […]
Read MoreKazan Law Helps to Fund Public Justice Attorney Leah Nicholls
Giving back is one of our guiding principles at Kazan Law. Because we work with mesothelioma patients and their families, much of our giving back goes to mesothelioma research. However, helping to fund research for new treatments and cures for mesothelioma is just part of the story for us. We also believe in giving back […]
Read MoreJury Awards $11 Million in Asbestos Wrongful Death Lawsuit
An Alameda County, California jury returned an $11 million verdict in an asbestos wrongful death suit (Emily Bankhead, Tammy Bankhead, and Debbie Bankhead Meiers v. ArvinMeritor, Inc., et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG12632899) against Pneumo Abex LLC on January 15, 2014. Kazan Law partner David McClain represented Emily Bankhead, Tammy Bankhead, and […]
Read MoreChevron Punished for Misconduct in Asbestos Exposure Case
Yesterday I wrote about the order Kazan Law obtained punishing Union Oil for not producing its corporate witness to testify about its past wrong-doing toward asbestos victims. On the same day as Judge Jo-Lynne Q. Lee of the Alameda County Superior Court issued that order, she also punished Union Oil’s parent company, Chevron, for similar […]
Read MoreJudge Orders Monetary Sanctions Against Union Oil
Frank Rondon was exposed to asbestos in brakes supplied by Union Oil when he worked as a service station attendant at Felix Union 76 in Los Altos, California in the early 1970s. Mr. Rondon came to Kazan Law for help after tragically learning that he has mesothelioma. On November 22, 2013, Alameda County Superior Court […]
Read MoreGratitude and Scientific News from the University of Chicago’s Mesothelioma Research Program
Even though I have been a mesothelioma attorney for many years, I never get used to the heartbreak of each and every one of my mesothelioma clients. As I get to know each client and their families, they become more than clients. Each becomes a face I will never forget; a suffering human being who […]
Read MoreCourt Reinforces Right to Sue at State Level for Workers Exposed to Workplace Toxins
Occupational safety means just that. It means safety on the job from life-threatening hazards like asbestos exposure and other workplace toxins. So today I have good news for all of us who care about justice and occupational safety for America’s work force! Last week, a federal court unanimously issued a ruling strengthening protections for Americans […]
Read MoreNew Year, New Name for Kazan Law
It’s a new year and our firm has a new name. A new year is always an excellent time for change, revitalization and renewal. Sometimes change is by choice; you initiate it. Other times change comes to you unbidden and you need to embrace that change and embrace the opportunities it brings. Here at Kazan […]
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