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 […]
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 […]
Mesothelioma payouts are among the most important aspects of mesothelioma lawsuits. Receiving monetary compensation for the horrific harm done to someone by knowingly exposing them to asbestos is a way to attempt to balance the scales of justice. Why Mesothelioma Payouts Vary Within the United States But substantial mesothelioma payouts are not a foregone conclusion. […]
Kazan Law just made the number one ranking for the highest wrongful death jury verdict amount in California for 2014. We received this prestigious recognition by The Recorder, the nation’s leading legal publication, for its annual Top Verdicts for California issue. We are grateful for this honor and pleased that we are able to achieve […]
Here at Kazan Law our historic focus on asbestos law sets us apart from many other law firms. But as a law firm, we also share certain basic characteristics with other law firms across the country. One is that we proudly sponsor a robust summer law clerk program. The Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood Summer […]
An Oakland, California jury found that Owens-Illinois, a former manufacturer of KAYLO asbestos containing thermal pipe insulation, manufactured a defective product, was negligent, and failed to adequately warn consumers, and fraudulently concealed the health hazards of its KAYLO products. The jury also found that Owens-Illinois, Inc. acted with malice, oppression or fraud. (Rose-Marie and Martin […]
Last week I announced that two new partners and two new associates have joined Kazan Law. Along with Joe Satterley, our newest partner is Justin Bosl, who joined our firm in 2004 as a law clerk and became an associate in 2006. Having grown up as an attorney here at Kazan Law, I am pleased […]
Kazan Law is pleased to announce that Joe Satterley and Justin Bosl have become partners in our firm and Ryan Harris and Joseph Nicholson have joined the firm as associates.