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Mesothelioma Victim Earns Major Appellate Win

The firm’s Mark Linder has secured a major victory for his client, as a California appeals court has affirmed that employers can be held liable for injuries caused by secondhand asbestos exposure. The plaintiff, Wanda Beckering, alleges that she contracted mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos that accumulated on her husband’s work clothing during his long-term employment with […]

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Central Florida Homeowners Sue over Toxic Radiation from Phosphate Mines

Lanier Law Firm says homebuyers kept in dark about cancer-causing contamination   TAMPA, Fla. – The Lanier Law Firm has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of homeowners in Central Florida, charging that operators of phosphate mines failed to warn them about dangerously high levels of radiation. Newly obtained information from the U.S. Environmental Protection

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New York Appeals Court Says Law Firm Wrongly Excluded from Bank of America Settlement

NEW YORK – A three-judge federal panel has overturned a lower court ruling that excluded a Dayton, Ohio-based law firm from claiming $6.2 million in attorneys’ fees as part of a $2.4 billion settlement with Bank of America Corp. Flanagan Lieberman Hoffman & Swaim had appealed the district court ruling, contending the firm was wrongly

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Lanier Law Firm Helps Negotiate National Settlement for Yaz Birth Control Victims

Bayer HealthCare to establish fund benefitting arterial blood clot victims NEW YORK – Attorney Richard D. “Rick” Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm and a team of lawyers from across the U.S. have negotiated a sizeable settlement with drug manufacturer Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. that will benefit thousands of women who suffered life-altering side effects after taking the prescription

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The Lanier Law Firm Recognized for Winning Two of Texas’ Largest Verdicts

HOUSTON – Two courtroom verdicts won by The Lanier Law Firm are featured among the top Texas jury awards of the past year in a special publication from Texas Lawyer, the state’s oldest independent legal newspaper. The firm’s two successful verdicts are featured in Top Texas Verdicts of 2012, a compilation based on research by the verdict

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Asbestos Victim Wins California Appeal Ruling in Loss of Consortium Claim

The Lanier Law Firm Represents Wife Of Mesothelioma Victim Against Auto Parts Maker LOS ANGELES – The California 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of the wife of a mesothelioma victim who says she is entitled to damages against a manufacturer of asbestos products based on the loss of

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$1.45 Million Insurance Verdict Won by The Lanier Law Firm

Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm helped an industrial manufacturer win a $1.45 million verdict against a Texas based insurance company after jurors found that the insurance broker violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Texas Insurance Code by misrepresenting the validity of an insurance policy. Jurors issued the verdict on Nov. 14, 2011,

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The Lanier Law Firm Announces Asbestos Verdict Against John Crane Inc.

CHARLESTON, W.V. –The Lanier Law Firm is announcing a liability verdict issued late yesterday in Charleston, W.V., against industrial manufacturer John Crane Inc. after jurors found that the company’s asbestos-laden products caused a retired pipefitter to contract the deadly lung disease mesothelioma. Robert L. Wood and his wife Candice were represented at trial by attorneys from the Houston and Los Angeles offices of The Lanier Law

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