Mesothelioma Case Review

How Do I File a Mesothelioma Lawsuit?

Before bringing a case, there are a few requirements to be fulfilled if you or a loved one is diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of possible asbestos exposure.

Initially, individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma or those close to them need to compile all relevant medical documents. A biopsy verifying the malignant mesothelioma diagnosis should be part of this.

Secondly, individuals ought to make an effort to ascertain the precise date of asbestos exposure. Rather than being a precise date, it could be a period of months or years. The exposure had to happen within the United States and prior to 1985.

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Average Settlement for Mesothelioma

  • Mesothelioma settlements often range from $1 million to $2 million, whereas trial verdict awards typically total $7.4 million. These levels appear to be trending upward over time.

  • A California jury gave a self-employed construction worker $6.8 million in May 2018 after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. A $37 million judgement verdict was awarded in September 2018 to a man who claimed that the asbestos-contaminated talc in Johnson’s Baby Powder caused him to develop mesothelioma. A jury gave $36.7 million to a former pipefitter and welder who got mesothelioma in June 2022.

  • Manufacturers have invested billions of dollars in asbestos trusts to pay out compensation in addition to settlements and judgement awards.

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Latest Mesothelioma Lawsuit Updates

Attorneys are still taking mesothelioma claims as of May 2024. The jury verdicts and settlements keep coming in. The majority of mesothelioma lawsuits are filed in state courts across the nation; there is no centralised multidistrict litigation for these types of cases.

  • May 2024: After being exposed to asbestos in Pneumo Abex Co. brake products, a California woman’s husband was diagnosed with mesothelioma. A jury awarded her $10 million.
  • February 2024: A state appeal court in Washington determined that there was insufficient evidence in a lawsuit brought against Howmet Aerospace Inc. to establish that the business was aware of the possibility that asbestos exposure at the company’s location could cause mesothelioma. The plaintiff intends to contest the interpretation made by the appeal court. After a Texas appellate court reversed the case’s rejection, Frank Burford’s second lawsuit against the same company—in which Burford’s wife contracted asbestosis after washing his clothing for 25 years—was resurrected.

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