Asbestos News

Asbestos Bankruptcy When a company can no longer continue to cover the costs of liabilities from asbestos lawsuits, they often file Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, hoping the preventions within section 524(g) of Chapter 11 will limit the company’s liability for damages from asbestos lawsuits. A […]

An Alabama Appellate Court Panel affirmed a $3.5 million award for a woman who filed an asbestos lawsuit against Tennessee Valley Authority for her mesothelioma diagnosis arising from second-hand asbestos exposure from her husband who worked at TVA as a laborer for 22 years.    According […]

Although asbestos was banned from use in insulation products more than 40 years ago, it remains in many old buildings. It was also banned from use in various paper and flooring products as well as newly developed products that have no history of asbestos in […]