Mike Andrews, along with James Ferrell and Andrew McEnaney of the law firm of R.G. Taylor and Associates, will try an asbestos/mesothelioma death case in July against several corporate defendants in Beaumont, Texas. After working for over 40 years as a joiner, or marine carpenter, in the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, our client’s [...]
Mike Andrews, along with James Ferrell and Andrew McEnaney of the law firm of R.G. Taylor and Associates, will try an asbestos / mesothelioma lawsuit in July against several corporate defendants in Beaumont, Texas. After working for over 40 years as a joiner, or marine carpenter, in the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, our [...]
General Electric Co. has lost a decade-long battle with its insurers over payments for thousands of asbestos claims. In a decision released last month, the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest appellate court, upheld lower court rulings preventing GE from tapping secondary insurance to cover claims brought mostly by individuals exposed [...]
Mesothelioma, which is also known as “asbestos cancer,” is a highly aggressive and rare form of cancer. Although usually attacking the lining of the lung (pleural), Mesothelioma can also occur in the lining of the heart (pericardial) and abdominal cavity (peritoneal). Because the only known cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, it is [...]
Over the past 5 years Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash), has been working on very important piece of legislation called the Ban Asbestos in America Act. The number of annual deaths from mesothelioma has increased from 153 in 1968 to 1,969 in 2004 and is expected to peak at 2,450 between 2011 and 2015. [...]
