For October 13, 2005
Below are some of the breaking stories recently uploaded to the COLUMNS-Asbestos Website.
Ga. Courts Disagree on Constitutionality of Retroactivity Provision Two courts in Georgia have released opposing orders on the constitutionality of a provision relating to retroactivity in the newly enacted asbestos and silica legislation, with one finding... Click Here Jury Awards $2.8 Million at Conclusion of Asbestosis Trial A jury has awarded more than $2.8 million to a couple that claimed a lifetime of work in the military, automotive repair, and carpentry led to the development of terminal asbestosis... Click Here Miss. Frequency Test Applied to Product ID Standard The Mississippi Supreme Court has awarded summary judgment to asbestos defendant Monsanto, officially adopting the frequency, regularity and proximity test as the standard in establishing product... Click Here California Court Allows Deposition Taken under Texas Rules A California appellate court has reinstated an asbestos lawsuit dismissed for lack of evidence, finding insufficient evidence that the plaintiff’s counsel had used abusive litigation tactics by taking the... Click Here 6th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment, Finds Affidavit Insufficient The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld awards of summary judgment to several asbestos defendants, finding in part that if it were to accept an affidavit presented by the plaintiff that did not... Click Here |
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Want to report asbestos litigation news? To contact the editor of HarrisMartin's COLUMNS-Asbestos, email Kate McGovern, or call (800) 496-4319.
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