| RV Bought on eBay Couldn't Win 'Take-Home Exposure' Asbestos Case | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 2:46:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | Oakland, Calif., lawyer Simona Farrise isn't taking a jury verdict against her client in an asbestos trial as a setback, but rather as a warning shot across the bow of automakers. But her opponents say Farrise is simply grasping at straws in an attempt to put a favorable spin on an obvious loss. Jurors in Alameda County Superior Court found Thursday that DaimlerChrysler Corp. wasn't responsible for the asbestos-related illness 33-year-old Rebekah Price claims she developed through exposure to relatives who worked as auto mechanics. The jurors found DaimlerChrysler had negligently exposed Price to asbestos, but they decided the automaker's negligence wasn't a "substantial factor" in causing Price's problems. "Chrysler and the auto companies should obviously be quite concerned that you had a jury that said that their auto products exposed a home family member to asbestos -- someone who was not a direct user of the products," Farrise said Friday.... | |
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| | | Companies settle lawsuit over cancer from second-hand asbestos | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:45:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | A Mississippi woman who says she got cancer after years of washing clothes that were covered with asbestos dust has won a settlement from four companies that she blames for her illness. Patsy Jean Bodkin is a retired cook who washed her father's and brother's work clothes for years. She says the clothes were covered in asbestos dust that ultimately made her sick. Now bedridden, Bodkin relies on oxygen and morphine. She was expected to travel from her nursing home in northern Mississippi to Atlanta Monday for trial, but last week the parties reached an out-of-court settlement. Attorneys say a second-hand exposure suit is unusual. Bodkin has settled with four companies, including Georgia-Pacific Corporation - whose corporate headquarters are in Atlanta - and two companies that made joint compounds: Kelly-Moore Paint Company Incorporated and Bondex International Incorporated.... | |
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| | | Baron Cohen to follow up Borat with Bruno | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:45:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly signed a £22 million deal with Universal Studios to bring another quirky character to life after his success with Borat and Ali G. Cohen, who is quickly becoming one of the most successful and powerful comedians in the entertainment industry, is said by entertainment magazine Hollywood Reporter to have inked the mammoth deal.The Talladega Nights star has signed a contract that will see a film revolve around Bruno, a homosexual Austrian fashion show presenter. The character originated on his Ali G television show and will be the third of his alter egos to light up the silver screen. A bidding war is reported to have taken place to acquire the rights for Bruno, which will begin production next summer. Cohen is also stretching his comedic muscles bringing original characters to the big screen.... | |
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| | | Clothes washer wins in end | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:45:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | A Mississippi woman who said she got cancer after years of washing clothes that were covered with asbestos dust has won a settlement from four companies that she blamed for her illness. Patsy Jean Bodkin, a retired cook who washed her father's and brother's work clothes for years, says the clothes were covered in asbestos dust that made her sick. Now bedridden, she relies on oxygen and morphine. She was expected to travel from her nursing home in northern Mississippi to Atlanta on Monday for trial, but last week the parties reached an out-of-court settlement. A secondhand exposure suit is unusual, attorneys said. "It's more common to see asbestos claims from the person who works hands-on with it at work," said Atlanta attorney David Marshall, who represented one of the defendants.... | |
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| | | Fund set up for area asbestos victims | | Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:45:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | As many as 2,000 Puget Sound-area residents suffering from asbestos-induced illness could be compensated under a settlement reached earlier this week with bankrupt building material maker Owens Corning, a Seattle attorney involved in the settlement said. This region's shipbuilding, aluminum smeltering and wood-product industries all heavily used asbestos, said the attorney, Matthew Bergman. "These industries employed thousands of workers in Washington state from the 1940s through the 1970s," he said. "As a result, Washington has the second-highest rate of asbestos-related cancer in the nation." To recover, claimants must be seriously ill from exposure to asbestos at a job site where Owens Corning's products were used. The spouses of people killed by exposure can also recover.... | |
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| | | Baron & Budd's Charla Aldous Earns Selection to the Inner Circle of Advocates; Noted Attorney is the Only Dallas Member | | Posted Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:45:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Attorney Charla Aldous of Dallas' Baron & Budd, P.C., has earned a spot as one of the 100 lawyers nationwide to be included in the prestigious Inner Circle of Advocates. She earned the selection based on her success on behalf of plaintiffs in civil court trials. The Inner Circle of Advocates is an invitation-only group, limited to 100 lawyers who have exhibited excellent character and integrity. To qualify, members must have tried at least 50 personal injury trials and earned at least three verdicts in excess of $1 million or one verdict in excess of $10 million. Ms. Aldous has helped clients win numerous injury and wrongful death claims during her 21 years of practicing law. Her substantial verdicts include, among others, a $268 million medical malpractice verdict handed down in 2000 and a $366 million defamation verdict issued in 2004.... | |
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| | | Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Scott Summy Honored in 2007 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:45:57 AM by Blog57 Team | | Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- Scott Summy, an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The honor is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by attorneys around the country and telephone interviews with leading attorneys through the publication's balloting process. This is the second year in a row that Summy has received this distinction. .... | |
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| | | Rhode Island Rhapsody | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:30:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | When a state sues an industry -- think tobacco -- any settlement money typically goes directly to that state. But when Rhode Island dropped the DuPont Corporation from a lead paint lawsuit last year, after the defendant agreed to donate $12 million to charity, most of the money ended up at organizations based in Washington, D.C., and Boston. Which is why Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch has some explaining to do. Rhode Island's "public nuisance" lawsuit against DuPont and several other former lead paint companies predates General Lynch, but the decisions to continue the litigation and settle were entirely ... .... | |
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| | | Investor Alert: Update on Options Backdating Actions Involving Brooks Automation, Inc. -- BRKS | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 10:45:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. is investigating the option-granting practices of Brooks Automation, Inc. Baron & Budd has uncovered an apparent scheme to grant stock options to executives at unusually favorable dates and prices to the detriment of Brooks Automation and its shareholders. Executives at Brooks Automation received hundreds of thousands of option grants over a six-year period whereby they extracted millions in illicit profits. The Wall Street Journal reported the likelihood of Brooks' option grants being legitimate as 1 in 9 million. If you are a current Brooks Automation shareholder and would like to be advised of your rights in this matter, you may contact Baron & Budd, P.C. at the phone number below. You may also visit Baron & Budd online (http://www.securitiesactions.com ).... | |
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| | | When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:45:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | Mesothelioma is a type of preventable cancer that is caused by inhaling the dust or particles of the deadly mineral Asbestos. The symptoms range from shortness of breath, chest pains, and persistent cough in the early stages to abdominal pain, swelling and tumors growing in the tissues that surround the heart and if left untreated could cause death within 24 months. It has a long latency period in that the symptoms of the disease can take many years to manifest, making both diagnosis and effective treatment very difficult. Therefore, people who worked with asbestos industry perhaps thirty or forty years ago are only now being diagnosed with this disease. Many employers and manufacturers knew about the dangers of asbestos when they exposed employees to this material, but deliberately kept quiet and as the effects of this exposure are coming to light, these companies are being forced to pay out millions to sufferers.... | |
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