Kazan Law Proud to Sponsor the 2020 Alameda County Phillip A. Harley Memorial Mock Trial Competition
Congratulations to American High School in Fremont for winning this year’s Alameda County Philip A. Harley Memorial Mock Trial Competition. We are very proud to continue to sponsor this meaningful competition in memory of our dear friend and partner Philip A. Harley (1947-2009). The Alameda County Philip A. Harley Memorial Mock Trial Competition is an […]
Read MoreAsbestos Recall Issued for 33,000 Bottles of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder took yet another hit recently amid concerns over asbestos contamination. On October 18, 2019, Johnson & Johnson issued a recall of over 30,000 bottles of their baby powder in the United States due to asbestos contamination. FDA Discovers Asbestos in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Sample This recent recall […]
Read MoreKazan Law Wins $12 Million in Compensatory Damages Against J&J and Colgate in Talc Trial
Earlier this year, Denyse Clancy and Joseph D. Satterley, partners at Kazan Law, secured $12 million in compensatory damages on behalf of Patricia Schmitz in a jury trial against Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive. Schmitz has mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that only occurs after a person has been exposed to asbestos, and the […]
Read MoreKazan Firm Wins $29.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
Paralleling a similar verdict won in April of 2018, a California jury recently awarded clients of Kazan Law damages totaling $29.5 million. The landmark verdict represents compensatory damages that Kazan clients Teresa Leavitt and her husband, Dean McElroy, suffered as a result of the mesothelioma Mrs. Leavitt contracted from exposure to the asbestos in Johnson’s […]
Read MoreMore Bad News for J&J as It Gets Hit with Federal Subpoenas from SEC and DOJ
The bad news just keeps coming for Johnson & Johnson. As we blogged about in January, in late 2018, Reuters issued a report that alleged that internal documents uncovered in the course of litigation indicate that Johnson & Johnson was aware of the fact that its talc contained asbestos for several decades. In late February, […]
Read MoreReuters: J&J Continued to Sell Talc Products for Years Despite Being Aware of the Risks
An explosive report filed by Reuters late last year alleges that internal documents show that Johnson & Johnson was aware of the fact that its baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos for decades. According to the news agency, an examination of records that were made available in the course of litigation indicates that the J&J’s raw […]
Read MoreWhat to Look for When Researching Mesothelioma Law Firms
If you’ve found yourself on this page, chances are that you are looking into mesothelioma law firms, either for yourself or for a loved one who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma. As you’re probably well aware, mesothelioma is a specific type of cancer that only occurs after a person has been exposed to asbestos. Due […]
Read MoreKazan Law Receives 8th Guardian of Justice Award from Alameda County Bar Association
For the eighth consecutive year, Kazan Law has received the Guardian of Justice award from the Alameda County Bar Association’s Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC). The award, presented to Kazan Law on Oct. 25, is given to firms that have demonstrated the highest commitment to providing legal services to low-income people in Alameda County. “We […]
Read MoreKazan Mcclain Partners’ Foundation to Be Recognized by Stanford University for Donations to Cancer Research
Kazan McClain Partners’ Foundation is proud to announce that Stanford University plans to include the foundation’s name on the donor recognition wall of the university’s new hospital, which is scheduled to open in 2019. Through the generous donations of Kazan clients to the Kazan McClain Partners’ Foundation, the foundation gave a total of $800,000 to […]
Read MoreKazan Law Partner Supported Broussard Scholarship Foundation Announces 2018 Scholarship Recipients
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1929, future California Supreme Court Associate Justice Allen E. Broussard was born. When the Depression hit, his family moved to the Bay Area to seek better opportunity. To pay his way through San Francisco City College, UC Berkeley and Berkeley Law School, Justice Broussard sold shoes and worked in a canning plant. As […]
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