Kazan Law Acclaimed As Guardian of Justice By Alameda County Bar Association
Kazan Law, I am proud to tell you, is one of a handful of regional law firms just recognized by the Alameda County Bar Association as a 2013 Guardian of Justice. The Guardians of Justice is a program that tries to make sure the scales of justice remain in balance. Economic inequality in the US […]
Read MoreAsbestos Activist is First Recipient of New International Award
An asbestos activist has been chosen for the first ever activist award given by an international science group dedicated to helping to solve global occupational and environmental health problems. The activist is Kathleen Ruff, a Canadian long-time asbestos industry critic and board member of Canada’s Rideau Institute, a non-profit public policy research organization. Kathleen received […]
Read MoreKazan Law Selected As Best Lawyers By Prestigious Peer Review Group
For our mesothelioma law practice this is turning out to be a week of accolades. I am proud to announce that Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood has been chosen as a top tier metropolitan law firm by the prestigious Best Lawyers organization. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most highly-respected […]
Read MoreKazan Law Makes U.S. Chamber of Commerce List for Top Plaintiff Asbestos Law Firms
I am delighted to tell you that our mesothelioma law firm just made the list of Top Plaintiffs’ Firms for Asbestos Litigation in a new list just published by the US Chamber of Commerce. Only 15 law firms made the list out of the hundreds of firms across the country advertising themselves as asbestos attorneys. Receiving […]
Read More“Safe” Cigarette Filters Found to Have Contained Deadly Asbestos Fibers
Most mesothelioma victims unknowingly inhaled deadly asbestos fibers into their lungs on their jobs, typically through materials used for building construction or auto parts. Another large group of mesothelioma victims are family members who breathed in those asbestos fibers from clothing and other asbestos dust-covered items those who worked with asbestos brought into the home. […]
Read MoreMesothelioma Rates Double for Firefighters According to New Study
Firefighter mesothelioma rates are twice that of the rest of the population according to a dramatic new study – the first ever of its kind. The researchers said it was likely that the findings were associated with exposure to asbestos, and noted that this is the first study ever to identify higher rates of mesothelioma […]
Read MoreMesothelioma Rates Double for Firefighters According to New Study
Firefighter mesothelioma rates are twice that of the rest of the population according to a dramatic new study – the first ever of its kind. The researchers said it was likely that the findings were associated with exposure to asbestos, and noted that this is the first study ever to identify higher rates of mesothelioma […]
Read MoreCourt Tells Asbestos Defendant ArvinMeritor that it Cannot Waste The Court’s or Plaintiff’s Time
Automobile and commercial truck components manufacturer ArvinMeritor seems to believe that it should not be held accountable for its actions. Fortunately, the justice system believes otherwise. As I previously reported, an Alameda County jury found ArvinMeritor liable for punitive damages for its wrongful conduct in exposing workers to asbestos. As it upheld the punitive damages […]
Read MoreMeet Ted Pelletier, Kazan Law’s Lead Appellate and Motions Attorney
Kazan Law is proud to introduce you to Ted Pelletier, the new head of our firm’s appellate and motions department. We are very pleased to bring Ted in-house to exclusively work for you, our clients, after 17 years of observing his excellent appeals work on behalf of injured consumers, especially asbestos victims. Ted has handled […]
Read MoreLeading Asbestos Scientist Denies Helping Georgia-Pacific Fight Asbestos Claims
Because the link between malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure is so definitive, you would think that by now no scientist would try to prove otherwise. Especially with the loss of life, pain and suffering that malignant mesothelioma causes. But alas, you’d be thinking incorrectly. The bigger question to ponder here is can science – and […]
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