Proving Previous Employers In An Asbestos Lawsuit
One of the most important pieces of proof needed for a successful asbestos lawsuit is proof that you worked in a place where you were exposed to asbestos. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is absolutely because you were exposed to asbestos. Asbestos causes mesothelioma. It starts when asbestos fibers, so tiny they […]
Read MoreKazan Law Partner Frank Fernandez Honored By La Raza Centro Legal
Kazan Law is proud to announce that our partner and colleague Francis “Frank” E. Fernandez has been honored by San Francisco La Raza Centro Legal, a group he helped found in 1973 while he was still in law school. La Raza Centro Legal is a community-based legal organization dedicated to empowering Latino, immigrant and low-income […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Asbestos Ban That Wasn’t
My sister Laurie Kazan-Allen, a global anti-asbestos advocate based in London, just reminded me that July 12 marked the 25th anniversary of the asbestos ban that wasn’t. On that date in 1989, the EPA issued the Asbestos Ban and Phase Out Rule. In 1981, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had requested information from […]
Read MoreKazan Law Wins Precedent-Setting California Supreme Court Victory in Ford Asbestos Case
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, the California Supreme Court has rejected Ford Motor Company’s petition for review of a published appellate decision in favor of Kazan Law clients Patrick and Sharon Scott (Scott v. Ford Motor Company (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 1492). Mr. Scott’s mesothelioma cancer was caused by prolonged asbestos exposure from automotive […]
Read MoreKazan Law Attorney Frances Schreiberg Honored with Annual Award
A passionate Kazan Law attorney just received a special honor from a workers safety group and all of us at our mesothelioma law firm feel honored and proud. Frances Schreiberg, a longtime Kazan Law Of Counsel attorney who works on pro bono cases for us, has just had a new annual award launched in her honor. […]
Read MoreSeven of Kazan Law’s Asbestos Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers 2014
Top left: Steven Kazan, David McClain, Joseph Satterley, Gordon Greenwood. Bottom left: Justin Bosl, Michael Stewart, William Ruiz I am proud to announce that Super Lawyers, a national attorney rating service, has selected seven Kazan Law asbestos lawyers for their 2014 list: Gordon Greenwood: Super Lawyer 2004, 2006-2014 Steven Kazan: Super Lawyer 2004-2014 David […]
Read MoreGM Responds to Ignition Switch Glitches but Not to Asbestos Exposure
An Open Letter to Ken Feinberg, settlement administrator for GM, and Mary Barra, GM CEO: When will you accept full responsibility for those whom you are killing slowly through asbestos exposure? Why are the lives of those killed through flawed engineering more important to you than those killed through flawed choice of materials? Is it […]
Read MoreWhy Every Mesothelioma Patient Needs Two Power of Attorney Documents
You may be a mesothelioma patient but in the eyes of the law you are still an independent adult. And that’s a good thing. But it has its downsides. What if you are not feeling well – which your medical treatment as a mesothelioma patient makes very likely — and you need a prescription picked […]
Read MoreHow Much Asbestos Exposure is Dangerous?
Because of my expertise in asbestos, I am often asked, “How much asbestos exposure is safe?” The short answer is none. No amount of asbestos exposure is considered safe. Not everyone who is exposed to asbestos gets an asbestos-related disease. Similarly not everyone who smokes cigarettes gets lung cancer or emphysema. People sometimes say, “Oh […]
Read MoreYour Asbestos Settlement and Financial Risk
This is a guest post by Patrick Collins of Schultz Collins Lawson Chambers, Inc., the firm we hired to advise us on how to handle Kazan Law’s pension funds, our charitable foundation’s funds, and that some of our partners hired to advise them on personal money management. Financial risk and uncertainty are both important aspects […]
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