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Asbestos Litigation
Each asbestos case is unique, but the general process to defend these claims is similar. Your lawyer will ask you to take a deposition of the plaintiff.
The exposure of an individual to asbestos can be triggered by many places, not just a single employer or company. This is why asbestos cases usually involve multiple defendants.
Determining the Source of Exposure
To submit an asbestos claim it is crucial to pinpoint asbestos exposure. Often, victims' attorneys may use medical records to determine the source of asbestos. This could help victims receive compensation from the companies that are accountable for asbestos exposure.
Mesothelioma patients and their families are entitled to compensation to cover expensive mesothelioma-related treatment. Compensation can also assist families in dealing with the emotional burden of a mesothelioma being diagnosed.
Asbestos lawsuits are complicated legal cases, and victims need to know their rights and how the process works. While attorneys can handle many aspects of a case, victims are expected to participate in their own case. This includes responding quickly to requests for discovery and attending depositions in court.
Remember that the statutes of limitations are restricted in New York, and you must consult an asbestos attorney as soon a possible. Failure to file an asbestos claim within the proper timeframe could result in a denial on financial compensation.
In some instances asbestos-containing products manufactured by multiple companies have been used to expose victims. In these cases, victims lawyers might need to identify the companies that made each product, in addition to the contractors or employers who supplied asbestos-containing materials.
Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort in American history, and it has been responsible for dozens of bankruptcy filings by asbestos manufacturers. Many of these companies have established trust funds to compensate asbestos victims. But asbestos defendants continue to dispute evidence that links mesothelioma and asbestos exposure lung cancer or other respiratory diseases. This is in spite of the research of doctors like Dr. Irving J. Selikoff and Dr. Jacob Churg.
Developing an Database
A lawsuit involving asbestos-related illnesses or mesothelioma differs from a typical personal injury case. In many cases, asbestos litigation involves many of the same defendants (companies who are being sued) as well as many of the same law firms that represent plaintiffs and many of the same expert witnesses.
To build a successful defense in an asbestos-related case, attorneys must have access to a comprehensive database that can help identify possible sources of exposure. This includes reviewing job sites, talking to coworkers and obtaining documents from suppliers and employers. The process also involves the search for and interviewing nurses and doctors who are able to testify about asbestos exposure.
Making this kind of database can be challenging, especially in cases where the data has been lost or destroyed over time. If this happens it could require the reconstruction of a complete claims database and insurance program, often from multiple sources like loss runs and claim files, internal systems and defense counsel records. This can take many years or even years to complete.
Asbestos lawyers also need access to a software that allows them locate potential exposure sites and identify potential defendants. Having this information at the fingertips of attorneys can save time and money.
Following the massive bankruptcy of many asbestos producers attorneys for plaintiffs sought new defendants to list in their lawsuits. As a result of this, asbestos cases in West Virginia are now defined by triannual consolidated trial groups in which volume is the king and suits that name less than 100 defendants is rare.
Identifying the defendants
The actual basis of asbestos cases is usually established through discovery. Many asbestos attorneys companies have denied for many years that their products could cause harm to people, but after the lawsuits started, documents from the company came to light and revealed evidence of the dangers. These documents can be used to prove that particular defendants products caused injuries. To prevail in a lawsuit, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant's product was utilized at his work site and that the worker was exposed to it through inhalation of dust and that exposure was a significant reason for his injuries.
Because asbestos cases contain multiple defendants, the method of identifying defendants is different from an ordinary personal injury case. The key is to develop an information database that links employers and their locations, as well as products. This is done by speaking with relatives and coworkers as well as reviewing invoices and work orders and obtaining documents from suppliers and vendors and analyzing samples from the plaintiff's home and employment sites. The type of asbestos involved - amosite, chrysotile, or crocidolite - is helpful in identifying defendants as each product is produced by an individual manufacturer.
Defendants are required to carefully look over these facts and determine all possible exposure sources. This may include a review of over 40 years of records from the Social Security, tax, union and other records of workers. Due to the long latency of asbestos-related injuries, it is difficult and expensive to establish an accurate database.
Due to the high volume of asbestos cases and the insufficient resources of defendants in federal courts, many asbestos cases will be referred to a multi-district lawsuit (MDL). This practice allows defendants to share resources, and to avoid duplication of discovery.
Case Development
Asbestos lawsuits require extensive research and the examination of many documents. This can be particularly challenging because exposure to asbestos typically occurred long before the victim developed a health issue. To pinpoint the source of asbestos exposure, lawyers must conduct interviews and review thousands pages of documentation like employment records and union documents tax files, social security files, medical and lab reports.
The plaintiffs' lawyers also must do all they can to locate additional defendants. In many cases, the number of defendants could be as high as 30 or 40. To do this, they must examine the supply chain to look into companies that could have a connection with asbestos, but aren't included in the lawsuit.
This process can be very time consuming, especially when a claimant is suffering from mesothelioma and other severe diseases. Additionally, it is often difficult to locate witnesses and to obtain physical evidence.
A mesothelioma lawyer will establish the identity of all defendants who could be implicated, and their connection to victim's exposure. This could involve a thorough review over the past 40 years of the victim's life, including interviews as well as a review of their social security, labor, union and tax records.
A successful asbestos litigation strategy requires a lot of experience in this tangled legal field. At McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia we have been at the forefront of asbestos litigation since the time of our establishment in 1994 and are experts in the nation's defense of firms involved in industry-wide, multi-jurisdictional litigation. We serve as National Coordinating Counsel, and liaison counsel. We represent and represent the interests of a broad range of defendants, including distributors, manufacturers, and contractors. We have extensive expertise in creating and establishing key defenses as well as expert witness testimony and jurisdictional Case Management Orders.
Preparing for trial
Lawyers must meticulously prepare their cases ahead of trial to ensure that their clients have the strongest arguments and evidence possible. This involves reviewing medical records and prepping all witnesses. It also involves identifying exhibits that will be used during the trial. This process can take years in cases that are complex.
Many asbestos sufferers develop a less severe disease such as asbestosis, pleural plaque or fibrosis before the mesothelioma's onset. Asbestosis can cause coughing, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
Asbestos victims' lawyers must also carefully review the evidence to find potential defendants that could be held responsible for asbestos-related injuries. This involves interviewing co-workers and family members, asbestos asbestos manufacturers, asbestos abatement employees and obtaining various documents.
After an attorney has identified a defendant, they need to determine the liability of that person. The defendants could be individuals, companies or government agencies. They must be held accountable for their negligent actions.
Congress has proposed several legislative remedies to resolve asbestos lawsuits. However, these efforts have failed due to a variety of political issues. Asbestos victims and their lawyers are still determined to hold negligent asbestos companies accountable for their actions.
The law firm of Waters Kraus & Paul has handled hundreds of cases in New York state and across the country. Our lawyers have held asbestos producers, insurance companies, and other responsible parties accountable. In Upstate New York, asbestos litigation is handled by five judicial districts, where cases are assigned to judges familiar with asbestos-related issues.
The Asbestos Litigation Group welcomes all AAJ members, including regular, life, sustainer, and President's Club members. Members of the Asbestos Litigation Group network and discuss legal issues, strategies, and at annual and Winter conventions.
Each asbestos case is unique, but the general process to defend these claims is similar. Your lawyer will ask you to take a deposition of the plaintiff.
The exposure of an individual to asbestos can be triggered by many places, not just a single employer or company. This is why asbestos cases usually involve multiple defendants.
Determining the Source of Exposure
To submit an asbestos claim it is crucial to pinpoint asbestos exposure. Often, victims' attorneys may use medical records to determine the source of asbestos. This could help victims receive compensation from the companies that are accountable for asbestos exposure.
Mesothelioma patients and their families are entitled to compensation to cover expensive mesothelioma-related treatment. Compensation can also assist families in dealing with the emotional burden of a mesothelioma being diagnosed.
Asbestos lawsuits are complicated legal cases, and victims need to know their rights and how the process works. While attorneys can handle many aspects of a case, victims are expected to participate in their own case. This includes responding quickly to requests for discovery and attending depositions in court.
Remember that the statutes of limitations are restricted in New York, and you must consult an asbestos attorney as soon a possible. Failure to file an asbestos claim within the proper timeframe could result in a denial on financial compensation.
In some instances asbestos-containing products manufactured by multiple companies have been used to expose victims. In these cases, victims lawyers might need to identify the companies that made each product, in addition to the contractors or employers who supplied asbestos-containing materials.
Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort in American history, and it has been responsible for dozens of bankruptcy filings by asbestos manufacturers. Many of these companies have established trust funds to compensate asbestos victims. But asbestos defendants continue to dispute evidence that links mesothelioma and asbestos exposure lung cancer or other respiratory diseases. This is in spite of the research of doctors like Dr. Irving J. Selikoff and Dr. Jacob Churg.
Developing an Database
A lawsuit involving asbestos-related illnesses or mesothelioma differs from a typical personal injury case. In many cases, asbestos litigation involves many of the same defendants (companies who are being sued) as well as many of the same law firms that represent plaintiffs and many of the same expert witnesses.
To build a successful defense in an asbestos-related case, attorneys must have access to a comprehensive database that can help identify possible sources of exposure. This includes reviewing job sites, talking to coworkers and obtaining documents from suppliers and employers. The process also involves the search for and interviewing nurses and doctors who are able to testify about asbestos exposure.
Making this kind of database can be challenging, especially in cases where the data has been lost or destroyed over time. If this happens it could require the reconstruction of a complete claims database and insurance program, often from multiple sources like loss runs and claim files, internal systems and defense counsel records. This can take many years or even years to complete.
Asbestos lawyers also need access to a software that allows them locate potential exposure sites and identify potential defendants. Having this information at the fingertips of attorneys can save time and money.
Following the massive bankruptcy of many asbestos producers attorneys for plaintiffs sought new defendants to list in their lawsuits. As a result of this, asbestos cases in West Virginia are now defined by triannual consolidated trial groups in which volume is the king and suits that name less than 100 defendants is rare.
Identifying the defendants
The actual basis of asbestos cases is usually established through discovery. Many asbestos attorneys companies have denied for many years that their products could cause harm to people, but after the lawsuits started, documents from the company came to light and revealed evidence of the dangers. These documents can be used to prove that particular defendants products caused injuries. To prevail in a lawsuit, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant's product was utilized at his work site and that the worker was exposed to it through inhalation of dust and that exposure was a significant reason for his injuries.
Because asbestos cases contain multiple defendants, the method of identifying defendants is different from an ordinary personal injury case. The key is to develop an information database that links employers and their locations, as well as products. This is done by speaking with relatives and coworkers as well as reviewing invoices and work orders and obtaining documents from suppliers and vendors and analyzing samples from the plaintiff's home and employment sites. The type of asbestos involved - amosite, chrysotile, or crocidolite - is helpful in identifying defendants as each product is produced by an individual manufacturer.
Defendants are required to carefully look over these facts and determine all possible exposure sources. This may include a review of over 40 years of records from the Social Security, tax, union and other records of workers. Due to the long latency of asbestos-related injuries, it is difficult and expensive to establish an accurate database.
Due to the high volume of asbestos cases and the insufficient resources of defendants in federal courts, many asbestos cases will be referred to a multi-district lawsuit (MDL). This practice allows defendants to share resources, and to avoid duplication of discovery.
Case Development
Asbestos lawsuits require extensive research and the examination of many documents. This can be particularly challenging because exposure to asbestos typically occurred long before the victim developed a health issue. To pinpoint the source of asbestos exposure, lawyers must conduct interviews and review thousands pages of documentation like employment records and union documents tax files, social security files, medical and lab reports.
The plaintiffs' lawyers also must do all they can to locate additional defendants. In many cases, the number of defendants could be as high as 30 or 40. To do this, they must examine the supply chain to look into companies that could have a connection with asbestos, but aren't included in the lawsuit.
This process can be very time consuming, especially when a claimant is suffering from mesothelioma and other severe diseases. Additionally, it is often difficult to locate witnesses and to obtain physical evidence.
A mesothelioma lawyer will establish the identity of all defendants who could be implicated, and their connection to victim's exposure. This could involve a thorough review over the past 40 years of the victim's life, including interviews as well as a review of their social security, labor, union and tax records.
A successful asbestos litigation strategy requires a lot of experience in this tangled legal field. At McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia we have been at the forefront of asbestos litigation since the time of our establishment in 1994 and are experts in the nation's defense of firms involved in industry-wide, multi-jurisdictional litigation. We serve as National Coordinating Counsel, and liaison counsel. We represent and represent the interests of a broad range of defendants, including distributors, manufacturers, and contractors. We have extensive expertise in creating and establishing key defenses as well as expert witness testimony and jurisdictional Case Management Orders.
Preparing for trial
Lawyers must meticulously prepare their cases ahead of trial to ensure that their clients have the strongest arguments and evidence possible. This involves reviewing medical records and prepping all witnesses. It also involves identifying exhibits that will be used during the trial. This process can take years in cases that are complex.
Many asbestos sufferers develop a less severe disease such as asbestosis, pleural plaque or fibrosis before the mesothelioma's onset. Asbestosis can cause coughing, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
Asbestos victims' lawyers must also carefully review the evidence to find potential defendants that could be held responsible for asbestos-related injuries. This involves interviewing co-workers and family members, asbestos asbestos manufacturers, asbestos abatement employees and obtaining various documents.
After an attorney has identified a defendant, they need to determine the liability of that person. The defendants could be individuals, companies or government agencies. They must be held accountable for their negligent actions.
Congress has proposed several legislative remedies to resolve asbestos lawsuits. However, these efforts have failed due to a variety of political issues. Asbestos victims and their lawyers are still determined to hold negligent asbestos companies accountable for their actions.
The law firm of Waters Kraus & Paul has handled hundreds of cases in New York state and across the country. Our lawyers have held asbestos producers, insurance companies, and other responsible parties accountable. In Upstate New York, asbestos litigation is handled by five judicial districts, where cases are assigned to judges familiar with asbestos-related issues.
The Asbestos Litigation Group welcomes all AAJ members, including regular, life, sustainer, and President's Club members. Members of the Asbestos Litigation Group network and discuss legal issues, strategies, and at annual and Winter conventions.
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