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...With the ever-increasing flood of claims being filed, increased focus from the current administration, and potential upside risks to claimant payouts from social inflation, the end result could prove material...
...But at least with asbestos, you had a situation where it was recognised that asbestos was a dangerous product....
...It claims Justin Bergeron contracted mesothelioma as a result of using J&J talc containing asbestos....
...claimants remain uncompensated....
...Claimants allege that J&J’s talc-based baby powder contains traces of asbestos that caused their cancers and the company had lied about the safety of the product....
...J&J, which began selling baby powder in 1894, denies its talc-based products contain traces of asbestos and cause cancer....
...particularly in asbestos cases, are very sick.”...
...Claimants have launched legal proceedings in an attempt to throw out the bankruptcy....
...It has also enraged personal injury lawyers, politicians and claimants, some of whom are very sick with cancers they allege are linked to asbestos exposure....
...Claimants are challenging 3M’s bankruptcy in a case that began on Monday....
...For these claimants, Chapter 11’s focus on preserving and distributing assets seems incomplete. “I want my day in court....
...Last week asbestos claimants sued Saint-Gobain, accusing the manufacturing giant of fraudulently moving around its assets to avoid paying the full extent of its asbestos liabilities....
...“We continue to stand behind the safety of Johnson’s Baby Powder, which is safe, does not contain asbestos and does not cause cancer,” said J&J....
...They have used the scheme to shield their main businesses from legal claims linked to asbestos claims....
...J&J has denied its talc contains asbestos and can cause cancer....
...said on Thursday the filing by its subsidiary, LTL Management, was intended “to resolve all claims related to cosmetic talc in a manner that is equitable to all parties, including any current and future claimants...
...And some asbestos claimants are suing to block J&J’s bankruptcy applications. For now though, the music is still playing — and some lawyers are certainly dancing....
...Koch Industries’ Georgia-Pacific is using a similar manoeuvre to try to limit its liabilities against asbestos claims....
...Critics allege the manoeuvre essentially shifts the legal battle from jury courts to bankruptcy courts, denies claimants their right to be heard in open court and leads to delays in the delivery of justice...
...A new generation of claimants is also emerging, said Brian O’Larte, an analyst with AM Best....
...“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court has confirmed what most in the industry have always understood – that the insurer on cover when the claimant was exposed to asbestos should pay the claim, rather than...
...“There may be multiple trials, as there have been over asbestos,” said Mr Coon. “Putting it all together with a bow on top may be a convenient resolution, but it may not be an appropriate resolution.”...
...of a government ban on referral fees in all personal injury cases, he said current arrangements had led to high costs, encouraged a compensation culture and led to the growth of an industry that pursues claimants...
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