Elaine Hoffman filed an appeal (Hoffman v. AC&S, INC. 548 S.E.2d 379 (2001) 248 Ga. App. 608) when she was denied personal injury damages in her mesothelioma lawsuit against 16 manufacturers of asbestos-containing products. Hoffman received a mesothelioma diagnosis after years of second hand asbestos exposure… in her childhood home.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia reviewed

Shirley Clark filed an appeal (Clark v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (1991) 230 Cal.App.3d 684) after the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied benefits following the death of her husband, John, from asbestos-related injuries. Mr. Clark worked as a stationary engineer for the Youth Authority where he suffered asbestos exposure… while removing insulation from pipes and the interior

Edward and Elizabeth Machnik filed a motion in a mesothelioma lawsuit (Machnik v. Buffalo Pumps Inc. 506 F.Supp.2d 99 (2007)) brought against several companies including Buffalo Pumps, General Electric, and Viad Corporation. Mr. Machnik alleged that he received a mesothelioma diagnosis after several years of asbestos exposure… while serving aboard the USS Vogelgesang as a machinist’s mate in

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. filed an appeal (Overly v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 164) in a mesothelioma lawsuit after the courts awarded personal injury damages to Robert Overly following years of workplace asbestos exposure…. Mr. Overly worked in various shipyards and other job sites over a period of 40 years.
The California 1st District Court of

Joyce and Carlton Williams filed an appeal (Williams v. Flintkote Co. 568 S.E.2d 106 (2002) 256 Ga. App. 205) in their mesothelioma lawsuit against Flintkote Co. and GAF Corp. Mrs. Flintkote received a mesothelioma diagnosis following several years of exposure to asbestos in the workplace….
The Court of Appeals of Georgia reviewed Williams’ appeal and published its