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Mass. Jury Reaches $7.55 Million Verdict in Asbestos Bystander Exposure Case Against New England Insulation

A Massachusetts jury has awarded $7.55 million at the conclusion of a bystander asbestos exposure trial against New England Insulation, whose workers performed asbestos insulation work at the power plant at which the plaintiff was exposed.

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La. Court Remands Asbestos Suit After Granting Plaintiff Motion to Dismiss South African Agency

A Louisiana federal court has granted an asbestos plaintiff motion to remand, saying that since it has invested “little time or resources” to handling the claims, which only involve state law, judicial economy would not be compromised by the remand of the case.

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Del. Magistrate Judge Recommends Summary Judgment for Asbestos Defendant, Cites Lack of Jurisdiction

A federal magistrate judge has recommended that Exelon be awarded summary judgment in an asbestos case, saying that the plaintiff has failed to establish that the court has specific or general jurisdiction over the defendant.

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Wash. Court Awards $7,702.50 in Attorneys’ Fees to Asbestos Plaintiff After Finding Defendants’ Removal ‘Unreasonable’

A Washington federal court has awarded an asbestos plaintiff $7,702.50 in attorneys’ fees after finding that a defendant had relied on an untenable argument in removing the case to federal court for the second time.