November 21, 2008
DALLAS, Texas (November 21, 2008) Kevin McHargue, an attorney and shareholder with the Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd, P.C., spoke this week at the Harris Martin Texas Asbestos Litigation Conference. The conference was held in Houston, Texas on November 20th. Read More
September 29, 2008
BATON ROUGE, LA (September 29, 2008) Although company officials were aware of the dangers of asbestos in their Louisiana riverboats, chemical plants and oil refineries as early as 1937, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XON) failed to implement any type of safety measures to protect their workers, ruled the Louisiana First Court of Appeal recently. Read More
September 22, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (Sept. 22, 2008) Even after exposure to its asbestos-containing joint compound caused a Pennsyslvania construction worker to contract and die of mesothelioma, manufacturer Georgia-Pacific thought it could avoid compensating the victim’s family by requiring them to provide documentation of the precise days and times when the man worked around the product. Read More
July 21, 2008
DALLAS, TX (July 21, 2008) The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced that an unnamed mesothelioma patient and his family have reached a confidential settlement with several manufacturers of home heating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, including industry leaders Lennox, Trane and Carrier. The plaintiff developed mesothelioma, an extremely painful and fatal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, after working for 40 years as a repairman on residential HVAC units, according to attorney John Langdoc. Read More
July 7, 2008
DALLAS, Texas (July 7, 2008) – Denyse Clancy, an attorney and shareholder with the Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd, P.C., spoke at the International Mesothelioma Program’s First Annual Harvard Medical School Course, entitled Surgery-Based Multimodality Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. The program was held in Dallas on June 13 and 14. Read More
May 19, 2008
Substantial Verdict Upheld Against Mesothelioma Victim’s Former Employers
BATON ROUGE, LA – Just fifteen months after winning a substantial verdict against contractors Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc. and Jacobs Constructors, Inc. on behalf of a mesothleioma victim, Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced the verdict has been affirmed by the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. The former welder and pipefitter contracted mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure while he worked for the defendants. Read More
May 16, 2008
PHILADELPHIA, Penn.-- The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced that a mesothelioma sufferer and his family have settled with former asbestos manufacturer Garlock Sealing Technologies (based in Palmyra, NY) for a confidential amount following the jury’s substantial damages verdict. The plaintiff contracted mesothelioma—an excruciating and fatal cancer associated with asbestos exposure—after working for decades as a boiler mechanic at a Johnsonburg paper mill. Read More
March 14, 2008
Substantial Verdict Upheld in Unique “Bystander Exposure” Case
LOS ANGELES – Eighteen months after winning a substantial wrongful death verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court against Stamford, Conn.-based Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) on behalf of the family of a U.S. Navy veteran who died from his exposure to asbestos, Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced the verdict has been affirmed by the California Court of Appeals. Read More
March 12, 2008
The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. today announced a verdict against Georgia Pacific Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit on behalf of a 69-year-old victim of mesothelioma, a painful and debilitating form of cancer affecting the lining of the lungs, and her husband of 42 years. Read More
December 11, 2007
Baron & Budd is working with Public Justice and other concerned lawyers and citizens to oppose a plan by the City of Fort Worth along with the EPA to use the experimental "Wet Method," also called the Alternative Asbestos Control Method or AACM, to demolish an asbestos-containing building in a Fort Worth residential neighborhood. Read More
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