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Cumulative Exposure Opinion in Asbestos Cases and Consolidation

Greg Stokes / 22.Nov, 2016

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its 4-2 Opinion in Rost v. Ford, holding that the opinion of plaintiffs’ expert, Dr. Arthur Frank, did not violate the . . .

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Herbert v. American Biltrite: Pennsylvania’s Superior Court Holds That Virginia’s Statute of Limitations Bars Asbestos-Personal-Injury Claim

Eli Granek / 15.Jan, 2016

In a non-precedential opinion filed on January 12, 2016, Pennsylvania’s Superior Court affirmed the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ Order granting Defendants summary judgment . . .

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Suppression of Evidence in Mesothelioma Cases

admin / 05.Feb, 2014

On January 10, 2014, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George Hodges entered a sixty-five page “Order Estimating Aggregate Liability” for Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.  Garlock manufactured . . .

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PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT EXPANDS EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR LATENT OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CLAIMS — TOOEY v A.K. STEEL DECISION MAY OPEN FLOODGATE OF ASBESTOS LAWSUITS AGAINST EMPLOYERS

Daniel Bruch / 20.Dec, 2013

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Tooey v. A.K. Steel et al, No. 21 WAP 2011, 2013 WL 6150887 (Pa. Nov. 22, 2013) has newly created employer . . .

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The Ramifications of a Fraudulent Claim

admin / 11.Oct, 2013

For years, Robert Peirce & Associates brought thousands of asbestos claims against CSX Transportation, Inc.  Then, CSX turned the tables.  Beginning in 2005, CSX alleged . . .

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