Category: New York

Supreme Court of New York, New York County

Defendant CSC Scientific Company, Inc. filed the present motion for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiffs have failed to identify a CSC product as a source of decedent’s asbestos exposure over a period from 1976 to 1979 or at any other time. By way of background, this matter arises from decedent Michael Love’s diagnosis of mesothelioma on July 31, 2018, which led to his death on November 9, 2019.

CSC argued that the absence of evidence of …

Supreme Court of New York, New York County

In this NYCAL action, plaintiff Lorraine Sprague alleges take-home exposure to asbestos from laundering her husband’s clothing while he worked as an oiler/wiper and tugboat/marine engineer from the early 1960s until 1987. Following two fact witness depositions and submission of expert reports, defendant Fel-Pro moved for summary judgment. Relying on Cawein, the defendant asserted that the plaintiff failed to produce evidence of specific identification of Fel-Pro products in her husband’s area of exposure, and as such, …

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington January 26, 2021

Plaintiff Ronald H. Behrmann alleges he was exposed to asbestos while serving in the U.S. Navy and later working in the Todd and Lockheed Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The plaintiff now has mesothelioma and brings this action against various companies, including Meriden, arguing that asbestos in their products caused it.

Defendant Meriden manufacturers are Arc chutes, which are component parts used within other equipment, so the plaintiff does not allege that Meriden sold …

Supreme Court of New York, New York County, January 22, 2021

The decedent, Michael Layton, was diagnosed with lung cancer on July 16, 2017 and passed away on April 17, 2020. The plaintiff alleges the decedent’s lung cancer was caused by his prolonged and substantial exposure to asbestos over the course of his career during which he was involved in the removal and replacement of all types of flooring, including Biltrite’s “Amtico” and Mannington Mills brand floor tiles, at thousands of work sites. Defendants, American …

Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, January 6, 2021

The within matter was filed on behalf of the decedent, Patrick O’Sullivan, based on his alleged exposure to asbestos over the course of his career as a mechanic at various service stations throughout the 1970s. In 2012, the decedent died as a result of lung cancer allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos. At his deposition, the decedent testified that he worked on Nissan branded vehicles in the 1970s, but he …

Supreme Court of New York, New York County

In this action, defendant American Biltrite Inc. filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiff has failed to establish general or specific causation for the plaintiff’s lung cancer in relation to American Biltrite’s products. The deceased plaintiff had alleged that his fatal lung cancer was caused by his exposure to asbestos over the course of his career as an electrician at three worksites, and the plaintiff had testified that floor tile made by American Biltrite …