When is a grant not a grant? When it is really a consulting fee, according to a group of angry asbestos activists, including several physicians. The asbestos activists recently wrote a scathing letter to the editor of a medical journal to protest an article it published that was favorable to asbestos. In their letter, which […]
Last month I announced the $27.3 million asbestos lawsuit verdict Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood obtained against Owens-Illinois, a former manufacturer of KAYLO asbestos containing thermal pipe insulation. Our client, Rose-Marie Grigg was diagnosed with mesothelioma in the fall of 2011. Her disease was caused from exposure to deadly asbestos fibers she inhaled while handling […]
We’ve seen some recent attention to a major problem in asbestos litigation concerning the fabrication of evidence by defense experts. In a recent editorial, “Data Sharing, Federal Rule of Evidence 702, and the Lions in the Undergrowth” the editor in chief of the Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Trevor Ogden, discusses the sharing of occupational exposure […]
An Oakland, California jury found that defendant Johnson & Johnson, the producer of Johnson’s Baby Powder, was negligent, manufactured a defective product, and failed to adequately warn consumers of its talc powder product’s asbestos content and related health hazards. The jury also found that Johnson & Johnson was 100% liable. (Emory Hernandez Valadez v. Johnson […]
An Oakland, California jury found that defendants Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., the entities responsible for Johnson’s Baby Powder, were negligent, manufactured a defective product, and failed to adequately warn consumers of their talc powder product’s asbestos content and related health hazards. The jury also found that the two defendants acted […]
Attorney Recruitment Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, a Professional Law Corporation, has represented thousands of people suffering from the effects of asbestos related illnesses, particularly mesothelioma, since 1974. We are nationally recognized pioneers in asbestos litigation and currently interviewing Associate Attorneys to join our Oakland, California based team. The Associate Attorney provides a broad range […]
San Jose Mesothelioma Lawyers The San Jose mesothelioma lawyers represent individuals and their families who live in San Jose or were exposed to asbestos within the city. We offer hope to families whose lives have been tragically and irreversibly affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW San Jose is […]
Merced County Mesothelioma Lawyers Merced County mesothelioma lawsuits arise from asbestos exposure that occurred in the county at any number of worksites or home-repair projects. MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW The Merced County mesothelioma lawyers practice throughout California including in Merced County, which is southeast of the San Francisco Bay Area in the Central Valley […]
Riverside County Mesothelioma Attorneys Mesothelioma lawsuits arise from asbestos exposure occurring over the years at industrial and manufacturing sites throughout California, including in Riverside County. RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW The mesothelioma attorneys at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood practice throughout California including in Riverside County, which is located in the southern part of […]
Mariposa County Mesothelioma Lawyers Mariposa County mesothelioma lawsuits arise from asbestos exposure that occurred over the past decades in any number of industrial settings in the county. MARIPOSA COUNTY OVERVIEW The Mariposa County mesothelioma lawyers practice throughout California including in Mariposa County, which is located in the western foothills surrounded by the Sierra Nevada […]