Kazan Law partners Joe Satterley and Justin Bosl fought a battle against Ford Motor Company late last year that resulted in a $6,825,000 victory in favor of our clients Patrick and Sharon Scott. The Hayward, California jury found Ford Motor Company guilty of designing defective products, failure to warn of these product defects, and negligence, […]
A Soldier’s Story on the Hazards of Asbestos-Containing Brakes and Clutches “I will live till I die and then I will be dead for a hell of a long time.” Retired U.S. Army soldier Haskell “Bud” Stillman in his memoirs, He Bleeds Olive Drab. Bud Stillman, 82, spent 20 years as a decorated soldier. During […]
A recent Italian study has drawn links between occupational asbestos exposure and the increasing prevalence of urinary tumors, particularly in the kidney and bladder.
Asbestos can have negative effects on more than just the respiratory system. A team of scientists recently published a report which linked asbestos exposure to bile duct cancer.
At Kazan Law, we see too many stories about how the loved ones of these individuals are also in danger of asbestos exposure because of the workers’ tainted clothing.
One disturbing story currently unfolding is the participation of a branch of the World Health Organization (WHO) at a recent conference which, according to some people, was coordinated with underlying intentions of obstructing efforts to curb the use of chrysotile.
One researcher from Australia recently published an editorial in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in which he reviewed the past successes and current challenges of banning the use of asbestos around the world.
For years, scientists have known that mesothelioma patients are unlikely to be cured because of the use of any single treatment, whether it is chemotherapy, radiation therapy or even surgery. However, patients may have more success if their doctors administer multiple treatments.
An Alameda County Superior Court jury found Hill Brothers Chemical Company responsible for mesothelioma and conduct undertaken with malice, oppression or fraud. (Karen Peterson and Jeffrey Peterson v. Hill Brothers Chemical Company, Alameda County Superior Court No. 2001-031817) On June 4, 2002, an Alameda County Superior Court jury returned a verdict in excess of $20 […]
A Los Angeles jury found brake manufacturer Pneumo Abex had been aware of the deadly health effects of breathing asbestos dust, but did not begin warning its customers of those effects until decades later. (Robert Frank Smith and Mary Lou Smith v. Pneumo Abex LLC, Los Angeles County Superior Court Docket No. BC396072) On March […]