Lemon Law Blog

Montana May Negotiate Settlement with Libby Mesothelioma Victims
Libby asbestos victims may be making a settlement with the state of Montana somewhere in the ballpark of $43 million. The settlement would release the state and some of its agencies from future claims from victims of asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma in Libby, the site of a former vermiculite mine run by W.R. Grace. If the settlement is approved, state law states that all tort claims against the state that exceed $10,000 would require Read More...
Mesothelioma Claims the Life of U.S. Navy Veteran and Plant Supervisor
Cecil "Bud" Cuthbert of Mantua, New Jersey died of mesothelioma on March 4 at the age of 66. A four year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Cuthbert served Read More...
Nevada Firefighter Receives Compensation for Breast Cancer due to Benzene Exposure
Robin Lawson of Las Vegas, Nevada was diagnosed with breast cancer years ago. After eight years of remission, her cancer returned. This time, her Read More...
Colorado Man Sentenced and Fined for Illegal Asbestos Storage
James Robert Soyars Jr. of Denver, Colorado was fined $435,000 and sentenced to six months home detention for violations of the Clean Air Act. Back Read More...
Mesothelioma Widow Takes after Late Husband in Rowing
Marjorie Burgard of Duxbury, Massachusetts is 81 years old; she is also a world rowing champion, having won 12 gold medals in five major races. She Read More...
Killing in Jesus Name (Part III)
Before the Ten Commandments, God specifically singled out as sin deliberately taking another’s life. We find the story in Genesis Chapter 4: Now Read More...
Buffalo, New York Bans Fracking
On February 8, officials from Buffalo, New York voted unanimously to ban fracking, the industry term for hydraulic fracturing, a technique used for Read More...
Diesel Fuel Used Illegally for Fracking Operations
Environmental organizations were livid when hydraulic fracturing (also known as “fracking”) was exempted from the Safe Drinking Water Act by the Read More...
Judge Rejects U.S. Navy Attempt to Dismiss Camp Lejeune Cancer Case
The Department of the Navy has made two requests for dismissal in Laura Jones’ lawsuit regarding her non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and water Read More...
Texas Tries to Make Clean Air Efforts More Effective
Though there is some debate about how effective it will be, state regulators in Texas are developing a plan to help identify area that have unhealthy Read More...