The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the ruling of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act is unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees in litigation involving American Optical Corporation.
The cases are…
A jury in Broward County, Fla., awarded US$20,646,000 to Charles Garrison and his wife, Cynthia, on Sept. 16, 2011, in a Broward County courtroom, according to a press release dated Sept. 20, 2011 by The Ferraro Law Firm.
The 61-year-old Mr.…
Noted trial attorney Mark Lanier, Esq., founder of The Lanier Law Firm, is presenting the keynote address on the first day of the 14th Annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference set for Oct. 3-4, 2011 in Amelia Island, Fla., according to…
From time to time, Harris Corporation faces product liability lawsuits related to the prior sale or use of products containing asbestos or other restricted materials.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s annual report filed on Aug. 29, 2011…
Rony Joel, the former Marco Island, Fla., public works director is suing Mario Sanchez, one of his most vocal critics, alleging Mr. Sanchez’s complaints on television and on a news Web site cost him his new job as director of…
Roper Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries have been named defendants in some asbestos-related litigation filed in certain U.S. states.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 8, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Headquartered…
A U.S. district judge has found guilty 49-year-old Stephen J. Spencer, an architect from Clearwater, Fla., and 54-year-old Guy Gannaway, a contractor from Safety Harbor, Fla., of violating the Clean Air Act in connection with the mishandling of asbestos on…
CSX Corporation’s current asbestos reserves amounted to US$9 million as of both July 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2011.
The Company’s current asbestos reserves…
The Florida Supreme Court, on July 8, 2011, rejected a key part of a 2005 law that made it harder to sue for asbestos-related injuries, The Palm Beach Post News reports.
David Jagolinzer, a Miami attorney who helped spearhead the legal…
The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, issued split rulings in an asbestos case styled John Greenspoon, Plaintiff v. Sarasota County Area Transit and County of Sarasota, Defendants.
District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. entered judgment in Case…