The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in...

Over the past few years, “low level exposure” issues have loomed larger these days in both the US and the UK.  A then-current summary...

Comparing mesothelioma cases damages in the UK to similar damages in the US usually produces some amazement. A January 13, 2017 UK trial...

As reported by Laurie Kazan Allen at the IBAS web site and in other places, a new fund has been created in Switzerland to pay...

The world keeps growing smaller.  Or perhaps it’s the opposite and the point should be that the litigation industry is growing globally....

The global toll of mesothelioma is daunting, and has been detailed by Julian Peto, PhD, in a range of articles and presentations. The...

A July 3, 2015 article in The Northern Echo in the UK brings news of another suit against Cape entities. Mr. Stephenson, the plaintiff,...

A newly published study provides new asbestos data from Italy as to apparent sources of mesotheliomas.  Note especially the data...

Europe continues to see a growing focus on asbestos topics, including both non-litigation and litigation-related topics. An example...

A pop quiz:  Does the  “growing numbers of steelworkers” headline refer to former steelworkers in Pennsylvania, Ohio or both? The correct...

At the IBAS News Archive for January , 015, Laurie Kazan Allen reported that Eternit is now facing asbestos lawsuits in Columbia. The...

The asbestos marketing news sites run 24/7, and so press releases and web site posts (e.g.  here and here) are busy spreading news of a...

Something is going to have to happen in the UK on asbestos after the recent consultation fiasco that was overturned by a UK judge. A...

If one can believe the Google translate version of this web page from Swiss media, senior Swiss officials are thinking about creating an...

A victory for the plaintiff in a UK in a case that US lawyers would refer to as an asbestos premises case. The case was covered before in...

Asbestos litigation continues to expand around the globe. Note, for example,  this February 14, 2014 story at IBAS  regarding the first...

Rising mesothelioma claims and expenses, exceeding projections. That’s the May 22, 2014 financial word from Australia’s James Hardie. An...

It’s good to see more people openly suggesting that insurers should be funding medical research on mesothelioma. The same principles also...

Laurie Kazan-Allen is tweeting about a press conference on Tuesday 28 January regarding a new "World Asbestos E-library." According to a...

Non-partisan media and Laurie Kazan-Allen/IBAS (see Dec. 30 story) are both reporting on a Swiss court issuing orders convicting Eternit...