In late 2025, a Maryland jury returned a $1.5 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, finding that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused a woman to develop mesothelioma — a rare and aggressive cancer.
Despite decades of warnings and asbestos bans in many countries, lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases continue to claim lives at alarming rates. New global data shows a troubling reality: even as asbestos use declines, deaths linked to past exposure are still increasing.
Louisiana Courts Side with Landry & Swarr in Landmark Asbestos Coverage Case In a major victory for asbestos victims and their families across Louisiana, the state’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled that long-delayed asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma can still be covered by insurance — even when insurers try to deny those claims as [...]
