Asbestos Lawsuits Prompt Vanderbilt Minerals to File Bankruptcy February 18, 2026 By Steven Church Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines materials used in industrial products, filed for bankruptcy after its cash flow was overwhelmed by an...
Jury Awards $83 Million in Asbestos Case Involving Ceramics Products September 23, 2025 A Massachusetts jury has awarded $83 million to the estate of a woman who died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos...
US FDA Proposes Standardized Testing to Detect Asbestos in Talc Products December 30, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that cosmetic products containing talc should be tested using standardized methods to...
Penn National Can’t Avoid Asbestos Coverage Payout, South Carolina Supreme Court Rules July 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff reports Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. cannot escape the long tail of asbestos, and must cover part of the litigation...
Spouse Married After Injury Can Still Seek Damages in Asbestos Claim, Florida High Court Rules May 13, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Supreme Court has opened the door a little wider to wrongful death claims from people who weren’t married...
Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Where Asbestos Sickened Thousands April 25, 2024 By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago...
BNSF Says It Didn’t Know About Asbestos That’s Killed Hundreds in Montana Town April 22, 2024 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths...
J&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle States’ Talc-Marketing Probe January 8, 2024 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to pay about $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 US...
J&J Cites ‘Progress’ Settling Baby Powder Cancer Cases December 7, 2023 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it’s moving forward to resolve lawsuits that claim its talc-based Baby Powder causes cancer to avoid...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...