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District Court Grants Naval Equipment Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
21 Jan 2026 23:02 GMT
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Plaintiffs Robert and Delores Thrasher sued 42 defendants alleging that Robert Thrasher’s asbestos exposure as a child in Oregon and in his Navy service led to his mesothelioma. They …
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The Financial Impact of Chronic Illness: Mesothelioma as a Case Study
21 Jan 2026 14:45 GMT
… strain. Unlike more common illnesses, mesothelioma typically requires specialized care, long … limited to medical bills. Many mesothelioma patients experience significant income loss … , qualify for subsidies, or access grants that offset treatment costs. For …
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Federal Court Grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
13 Jan 2026 23:44 GMT
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
In this action, Plaintiff Jerry Lejeune alleges occupational asbestos exposure as a deckhand and/or driller for various employers at job sites in Louisiana, beginning in 1973. …
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Court Grants Motion to Compel Genetic Testing of Plaintiff
07 Jan 2026 21:02 GMT
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
The district court granted a motion to compel filed by defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company, to take the blood sample of plaintiff Gael Garon.
Plaintiff alleges she …
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Grants Priority Review to Bristol Myers Squibb's Application for Opdivo® (nivolumab) Plus Chemotherapy Combination for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
11 Dec 2025 18:37 GMT
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 11, 2025--
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review to the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Opdivo …
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Court Grants Motion for Summary Judgment, Rules Plaintiff Failed to Show Defendant Intended to Harm Decedent
13 Nov 2025 01:01 GMT
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Decedent Michael Dandry Jr. was employed in various positions by defendant, Avondale, between June 1971 and August 1971. During that time, plaintiffs claim decedent was …
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Massachusetts Federal District Court Grants Defendant Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case
05 Nov 2025 06:10 GMT
… to be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in November 2022. Plaintiffs … caused Mr. Wright’s mesothelioma and therefore dismissal of … prolonged latent diseases like mesothelioma or asbestosis. To prove … had already determined to grant Mack summary judgment on …
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<![CDATA[FDA Grants Fast Tract Designation to VT3989 for Mesothelioma]]>
09 Oct 2025 21:28 GMT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to VT3989, a novel investigational small molecule cancer therapeutic, for the treatment of patients with unresectable malignant nonpleural or pleural mesothelioma whose disease …
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<![CDATA[FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to VT3989 for Unresectable Mesothelioma]]>
08 Oct 2025 17:15 GMT
The FDA has granted fast track designation to VT3989, a transcriptional enhanced associate domain (TEAD) autopalmitoylation inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with unresectable malignant nonpleural or pleural mesothelioma who have progressed on prior …
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Judge Increases Mesothelioma Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
08 Oct 2025 13:17 GMT
… hazard” that can eventually cause mesothelioma.
Johnson & Johnson Plans to … talcum products don’t cause mesothelioma, ovarian cancer or other asbestos … program.
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