Georgia-Pacific Corp, a manufacturer of building materials, is one of the main corporations that faces occupational asbestos exposure claims. In 2005, Georgia Pacific began to receive high profile lawsuits that amounted to almost $1 billion in liability damages as a result of three of their discontinued products. To date, Georgia-Pacific has been named in over […]

The Supreme Court of Texas recently handed down a decision that is a major blow to asbestos exposure litigants. In its recent decision in the case Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific, a new and higher standard of causation was presented for determining whether a defendant can be found liable in asbestos exposure litigation claims. This new holding […]

Pleural mesothelioma is a particularly tragic form of mesothelioma. Typically attributed to asbestos exposure, pleural mesothelioma is a fatal disease with an average life expectancy of 18 months from the time of diagnosis. Luckily, a new treatment for pleural mesothelioma has emerged that may provide some relief for patients. When suffering from pleural mesothelioma, there […]