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Julie R. Evans Document Search Results (7) Sort by:  | CDC’s “Lead Poisoning” Guideline Levels Lowered by Half
Lucinda H. Alfieri DeCaprio, Julie R. Evans, John R. Henderson; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 30, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 For the first time in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has changed its guidelines with respect to the definition of “lead poisoning,” reducing the “at risk” levels for children from a maximum of 10 ug/dL to levels of 5 ug/dL or greater. Some estimates say at...
| | Madison County, IL, Judge Eliminates Advance Trial Date Reservations for Asbestos Plaintiffs
William S. Cook, Julie R. Evans, Anthony M. Goldner, David M. Holmes; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on April 2, 2012 Several hundred plaintiffs, the vast majority from outside Illinois, file lawsuits in Madison County, IL, each year for injuries allegedly related to asbestos exposure. For almost two decades, a specialized docket to handle asbestos lawsuits existed in Madison County. The common practice over the...
| | California Supreme Court Upholds the “Replacement Part Defense” and Changes the Face of California Asbestos Litigation
Julie R. Evans, Charles W. Jenkins; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 13, 2012 On January 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of California delivered the much anticipated decision in the asbestos replacement part case, Barbara J. O’Neil, et al. v. Crane Co., et al. The Court found that product manufacturers are not liable for injury caused by asbestos-containing external...
| | Duty to Protect Employees’ Families at Issue: Is Employer Liable for Secondhand Asbestos Exposure at Premises?
Julie R. Evans, Anthony M. Goldner, David M. Holmes; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 27, 2011, previously published on July 2011 Illinois appellate courts disagree on whether a duty exists for employers in premises liability cases to protect employees’ families against “take-home,” “household” or “secondhand” asbestos exposure. Recently, the Illinois Supreme Court has decided to hear...
| | Florida Supreme Court: Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act Cannot Be Retroactively Applie
Ricardo J. Cata, Julie R. Evans, Edgardo Ferreyra; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 21, 2011, previously published on July 2011 In Am. Optical Corp. v. Spiewak, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s holding that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act, codified at Chapter 774, Part II, Florida Statutes (the Act) is unconstitutional when retroactively applied to preclude...
| | Texas Court of Appeals: Portions of Texas Asbestos Medical Criteria Law Unconstitutional When Applied Retroactively
Julie R. Evans, John R. Henderson, Sean M. Higgins; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 21, 2011, previously published on July 2011 In a decision that has the potential to affect thousands of pending asbestos and silica cases, the Texas Court of Appeals recently held that the statutory medical requirements for asbestos claims enacted by the 2005 Texas Legislature (Chapter 90) cannot be constitutionally applied to a claim that...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Decision, Dismissing Federal Climate Change Claim
William K. Enger, Julie R. Evans, Michael J. Naughton, Robert A. Spolzino; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 29, 2011, previously published on June 2011 On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court reversed the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in American Electric Power Co. Inc., et al. v. Connecticut et al., and dismissed the federal common law nuisance climate change claim brought by several states, the...
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