| Toxic blue asbestos found in lungs of 2 patients
Highly toxic blue asbestos has been found in the lungs of two patients suffering from mesothelioma--which is allegedly caused by the material--who lived near Kubota Corp.'s former Kanzaki plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. The plant, run by the major machinery manufacturer, used blue asbestos from 1957 to 1975. The two patients lived near the plant during the same period. The patients claim that the central government should acknowledge that the disease is caused by environmental pollution and pay compensation, saying that the findings have further clarified the relationship between the factory and the disease. The findings were made by Yuji Natori, a doctor and director of the Mesothelioma--Pneumoconiosis--Asbestos Center in Tokyo, and others who examined the lungs of six patients aged 52 to 66, including those who were deceased.
Widow gets $10.4 million in asbestos suit
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- A Newport News Circuit Court jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of lung cancer after four years of working with materials that contained asbestos.
The verdict in Wanda Jones' wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the materials was announced Wednesday, the first anniversary of the death of 60-year-old Buddy Jones.
"It's a mixed day," Mrs. Jones said. "At least there's been some justice and recognition for what he went through, certainly through no fault of his own. He just went to work and did what he was trained to do on the job."
Her attorney, Robert Hatten, called the verdict a landmark one because one-third of the judgment will come from John Crane Inc., which has refused to settle other asbestos cases.
Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Ellen Presby to Speak at University of Houston Law Foundation Program
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 20, 2006 -- Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney Ellen Presby will speak on the topic of "Sanctions for Discovery Abuse: When and How to Invoke the Court's Power" at the Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course held today and tomorrow in Houston and July 27 - 28 in Dallas. Baron & Budd attorney Kevin McHargue and Presby are co-authors of the paper that Presby will present. The program is sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation. .
Widow gets $10.4 million in asbestos suit
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- A Newport News Circuit Court jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of lung cancer after four years of working with materials that contained asbestos.
The verdict in Wanda Jones' wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the materials was announced Wednesday, the first anniversary of the death of 60-year-old Buddy Jones.
"It's a mixed day," Mrs. Jones said. "At least there's been some justice and recognition for what he went through, certainly through no fault of his own. He just went to work and did what he was trained to do on the job."
Her attorney, Robert Hatten, called the verdict a landmark one because one-third of the judgment will come from John Crane Inc., which has refused to settle other asbestos cases.
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