Appellate Court’s decision in O’Neil finds the reasoning of Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery “flawed” and rejects component parts and “stream of commerce” arguments
LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2009...
Appellate Court’s decision in O’Neil finds the reasoning of Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery “flawed” and rejects component parts and “stream of commerce” arguments
LOS ANGELES – September 21, 2009...
WKP Partner Gary M. Paul Elected VP of American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Mr. Paul to be Installed July 29 at AAJ 2009 Convention; WKP to Co-Sponsor Special Reception at San Francisco’s MOMA
LOS ANGELES — July 16, 2009 — WKP partner Gary M. Paul will be installed as vice-president of the American Association for Justice during the AAJ’s...
Conwed, Simpson Timber, and Bondex Held Liable for Product Defects and Failure to Warn
LIBERTY, Mo. – June 5, 2009 – A Clay County jury has found three corporations liable for the death of a construction worker who worked with their asbestos-containing products more than three decades ago.
The jury awarded $4.5 million to the wife and adult...
DALLAS – May 26, 2009 – A psychiatrist contracted by the state of Pennsylvania to monitor private facilities for fraud and abuse blew the whistle on Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, Inc., a private psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. Now that hospital will comply...
U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate Awarded $12.0M in 1960s Asbestos-Exposure Case
Jury Finds John Crane, Inc. and Lone Star Industries, Inc. Responsible for Product Defects and Failure to Warn
LOS ANGELES – May 11, 2009 – An LA County jury has awarded $12.006 million to a U.S. Navy serviceman who was exposed to asbestos during...
U.S. Navy Widow Awarded $1.4M in Long-Term Asbestos-Exposure Case
Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc., Crane Co., and John Crane, Inc. Found Liable for Product Defects
LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2009 – An LA County jury has awarded $1.4 million to the widow of a career U.S. Navy serviceman who developed mesothelioma as a result of...
$14.0M Awarded to 3 Plaintiffs Who Developed Mesothelioma Resulting From Asbestos Exposure at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
PHILADELPHIA – April 22, 2009 – A Philadelphia jury has awarded $14 million to three plaintiffs in separate product liability cases involving occupational exposure to asbestos. The jury found that the...
Former Navy Electrician’s Mate Awarded $16.925M for Asbestos Exposure
Award Includes $1.925M in Economic Damages – Crane Co. Found Liable for Failure to Warn
LOS ANGELES – February 3, 2009 – An LA jury handed down a $16.925 million dollar verdict yesterday afternoon to a retired city manager, whose exposure to...
Industrial Sales Engineer Exposed to Asbestos Many Decades Ago Wins $8.02M Verdict
Jury Finds Foster-Wheeler Liable for Defective Product Design and Negligence
LOS ANGELES – February 2, 2009 – An LA jury handed down an $8.02 million verdict late last week to a 62-year-old retired sales engineer with a deadly asbestos-related...
Changes Reflect Firm’s Growth in Its Asbestos-Mesothelioma, Qui Tam, Elder Financial Abuse, and Class Action Practices
DALLAS – January 7, 2009 – The new year brings three major announcements for national plaintiffs’ firm Waters & Kraus, LLP: the renaming...
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