Health Organizations, Asbestos Groups Speak Out Against Jeffrey Mine Revival
The controversial decision of the Quebec government to offer a $58 million loan to investors to revive one of the few remaining asbestos mines in Canada has been heavily scrutinized by asbestos victim support groups and health organizations alike. According to Reuters, the decision to allow the investor group – headlined by Quebec-based Balcorp Ltd. […]
Read MoreAction Mesothelioma Day – Friday 6th July 2012
We support the following press release from the Merseyside Asbestos Victim Support Group (MAVSG) An Asbestos Tsunami – The Need for a Global Ban At the end of June the Quebec Government announced that a loan agreement of $58 million to re-open the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine would go ahead and that the mining of chrysotile […]
Read MoreJudge Rules that a Company Cannot Avoid Asbestos Liability by Dissolving
In a victory for the family of our client, Troy Morgan, whose life was taken by asbestos-related mesothelioma, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jo-Lynne Lee ruled June 29, 2012 that a company cannot by dissolving avoid liability for its role in causing Mr. Morgan’s death. International Vermiculite, Inc., an Illinois corporation, supplied asbestos-containing materials to […]
Read MoreInternational Experts Gather to Discuss Developents in the Global Asbestos Industry
The latest developments in the global asbestos industry were discussed during the annual seminar of the Parliamentary Asbestos Sub-Group in the House of Commons in London earlier this week. The meeting featured presentations from a number of UK specialists and international experts, who updated the asbestos victims community, environmental activists, lawyers and campaigners on the […]
Read MoreHistory of Civil Liability and Compensatory Damages
In biblical times oxen performed duties in society that are now accomplished by oil, power and machinery. These very important animals were big, strong, and potentially dangerous. The evolution of modern American law on civil liability and compensatory damages goes back to the bible’s discussion of the law relating to oxen in Exodus XXI. In […]
Read MoreLatest Breakthrough in Experimental Mesothelioma Treatment: Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Roughly a century ago, German immunologist Paul Ehrlich was staining cell cultures when he had a radical thought. He wondered, if staining techniques could target a single strain of bacteria, then what’s to stop scientists from eventually developing a “magic bullet” treatment for every disease, one that is highly targeted and has few or no […]
Read MoreA Memorial Tribute to Mesothelioma Victim Eric Weston
What follows are excerpts from Eric Weston: Life, Art, and Passions, a memorial tribute to our client who lost his life to mesothelioma at the young age of 56. This final chapter was written by Betsy Sanders, a very close and longtime friend to Eric. In July of 2008, Eric noticed he was becoming short […]
Read MoreHistory of Construction Law and Our Civil Justice System
Our modern civil justice system has its foundation in the bible and reflects an evolution of beliefs and increased knowledge since the earliest development of western civilization, starting some 4,000 years ago. Hammurabi, the first king of the Babylonian Empire, is known for one of the first written codes of law in recorded history and […]
Read MoreMesothelioma Treatment Side Effects: Part 3
After addressing the gastrointestinal side effects of mesothelioma treatments in the second part of this series, we thought we’d continue by covering the ways that chemotherapy can affect your blood and immune health. Keep in mind that at Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood and Harley, we believe that mesothelioma patients deserve to know their medical and […]
Read MoreAsbestos Litigation Triumph against Ford Motor Company
In a Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood asbestos case against Ford Motor Company, an Alameda County Superior Court judge on June 1, 2012 denied Ford’s motion to transfer the trial of dying mesothelioma plaintiff Patrick Scott’s case to Napa County. The judge found that maintaining the trial of this case in Alameda County will promote […]
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