Steven Kazan David McClain Joseph Satterley Gordon Greenwood Philip A. Harley (1947-2009) Frank Fernandez Justin A. Bosl Denise Abrams Fran Schreiberg Ted Pelletier Andrea Huston Petra M. DeJesus Ian Wilfred A. Rivamonte Matthew L. Thiel Michael T. Stewart William Ruiz Mark Swanson Autumn Mesa Joseph Nicholson Ryan Harris Carole Bosch Julianna Rivera Irena Kin Dawn […]
2012 Northern California Super Lawyers Nationally recognized pioneers in asbestos litigation Since 1974, Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, A Professional Law Corporation, has focused on representing plaintiffs with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to airborne asbestos. Kazan Laws’ attorneys have been instrumental in winning precedent-setting rulings that have impacted asbestos law in California and […]
The first asbestos products lawsuit, asbestos litigation, was filed on December 10, 1966, in Beaumont, Texas, by attorney Ward Stephenson on behalf of his client, Claude Tomplait, who had been diagnosed with asbestosis in July of that year. The defendants were eleven manufacturers of asbestos-containing insulation products, including Johns-Manville, Fibreboard and Owens Corning Fiberglas. The […]
On August 1, 2012, I became the Chair of Public Justice’s Investment Committee, tasked with overseeing the management of the Public Justice endowment, reserve and investment accounts. I will also continue as a member of Public Justice’s Board of Directors. The Investment Committee aims to preserve capital and earn an adequate return in order to […]
In this first in a series of six videos, Steven Kazan lays the foundation for an understanding of the origins of law and its evolution over the centuries. Learn about the role of the Romans in the development of civilization and how the Romans’ adoption of Christianity led to the bible becoming the source from […]
I was honored last week to speak at an intimate reception which celebrated the inauguration of a major collaboration between global biotechnology company Life Technologies Inc. and the Thoracic Oncology Laboratory at the University of California in San Francisco. Founded in 1995 by thoracic surgeon David M. Jablons, MD and thoracic oncologist Thierry Jahan, MD, […]
While the issue of asbestos litigation is nothing new for members of Congress, lawmakers on the Hill have decided to initiate another examination of such cases, this time going after the trusts set up by companies to pay compensation to victims who deserve it. According to a recent article in the National Law Journal, Republicans […]
The history of asbestos litigation took a turn in the summer of 1982, when the first asbestos manufacturers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to avoid paying compensation to the growing number of victims of asbestos diseases caused by exposure to its asbestos products. A wave of asbestos bankruptcies followed over the course of the […]
We are delighted to announce that effective January 1, 2008, we have two new partners. Phil Harley has returned to the Firm after practicing elsewhere for the last five years, and will resume his position as one of the leaders of our case trial efforts. The Firm’s name has changed to reflect his return. Jim […]
I wrote before that one of our areas of interest is the international effort to ban the use of asbestos. It is ironic that much of the rest of the world is far ahead of the United States in this effort. My partners and I, through The Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, Oberman, Satterley […]
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