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Vanderbilt Mining Hit with $12.25 Million Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma Cancer Verdict
Record verdict for ‘truly horrific corporate conduct,’ first known liability finding for environmental exposure to asbestos CANTON, NY – An Upstate New York jury has returned a $12.25 million verdict to the family of a St. Lawrence County woman who died from mesothelioma cancer, finding that Vanderbilt Mining knew for generations about asbestos contamination in its talc mines but failed to protect neighbors from asbestos exposure in the air. The August 28 verdict, which includes $4.5 million...
Sam Iola Featured in HBO Documentary Highlighting Dangers of Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Cosmetics
When HBO filmmakers took a deep dive into the health risks and controversy associated with cosmetic products for a documentary called “Not So Pretty,” they sought out Iola, Gross & Forbes-King co-founder Sam Iola for perspective on how and why consumers have not been warned about the known dangers. Excerpt from "Not So Pretty" by HBO Max. Iola appears in the first episode of “Not So Pretty,” which focuses on how producers, manufacturers and retailers of talc-based cosmetics have long known...
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Back-to-Back Landmark Wins Show Juries Willing to Award Big for Home-based Asbestos Cases
"As far as I know, it’s the first environmental mesothelioma verdict for a plaintiff ever. It was also the largest verdict in the history of that county,” said Sam Iola, a partner at Iola Gross & Forbes-King, one of the attorneys who helped lead a landmark verdict in upstate New York.
Jury Returns $12.25M Verdict for Family of Woman Who Died from Mesothelioma
An Upstate New York jury returned a $12.25 million verdict last week to the family of a St. Lawrence County woman who died from mesothelioma, finding that Vanderbilt Mining knew for generations about asbestos contamination in its talc mines but failed to protect neighbors from asbestos exposure in the air.
Jury Awards $83 Million in Asbestos Case Involving Ceramics Products
A Massachusetts jury has awarded $83 million to the estate of a woman who died from mesothelioma caused by asbestos in ceramics products. The jury returned the verdict against the maker of the ceramics products, American Art Clay Co.
Berkshire Hathaway Wants to Stiff Makeup Poisoning Victims
After years of regularly applying powders, eye shadow, and blush, Juliet Gray was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive, incurable form of cancer. Scientists have long known the cancer is caused by long-term exposure to asbestos — a common contaminant in talc, one of the main ingredients in well-known cosmetic brands.