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Civil Litigation

Oct. 30, 2024

Defense defeats $65M claim that asbestos caused mesothelioma

Yukevich Cavanaugh called witness experts to testify that this decedent's mesothelioma was caused by intrinsic factors including aging.

Smelser

A Yukevich Cavanaugh team has won a complete defense verdict for a brake parts manufacturer against a $65 million claim for the death of a 57-year-old mother from alleged asbestos transfer after 29 other defendant companies had settled.

The fundamentals of the defense were that exposure to the type of asbestos in the Brake Parts Inc. product was very low and doesn't cause mesothelioma. Yukevich Cavanaugh called witness experts to testify that this decedent's mesothelioma w...

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