Mesothelioma Law Firm Kazan Law M&A Award Winner
Kazan Law is deeply proud and honored to have won the Corporate America M&A Award for best California mesothelioma law firm of 2015. The M&A award, “Best for Asbestos Litigation,” reflects more than four decades of tremendous work which includes a series of historic and financial settlements won from negligent companies who wittingly exposed innocent […]
Read MoreKazan McClain Partners’ Foundation Supports Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund
Sharing could be considered an overused word today. We talk about the “sharing economy” when we really mean individuals selling services to other individuals. We use the word “sharing” to describe communicating our thoughts, feelings and news to others through social media. But at Kazan Law, we firmly believe in the traditional meaning of the […]
Read MoreFlavored E-Cigarettes: The New Big Lie?
E-cigarettes, electronic devices that deliver nicotine by vaporizing a liquid rather than burning dried tobacco, are being sold to the American public as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking. Given the tobacco industry’s decades long track record of lying to the world about the dangers of smoking, it’s natural to be skeptical about the rosy […]
Read MoreMesothelioma Verdict Withstands Second Appeal
A mesothelioma verdict was recently upheld by the California Court of Appeal, First District (Hellam v. Crane Co. (2015) 239 Cal.App.4th 851). Our team from Kazan Law successfully defeated a second attempt by Crane Co. to use James Hellam’s mesothelioma settlements to reduce the economic-damages award it must pay. Mr. Hellam died from mesothelioma he […]
Read MoreTop 5 Questions to Ask Your Mesothelioma Lawyers
1. How old is your firm? Mesothelioma lawyers did not really exist until Kazan Law helped create this vital legal specialty in the 1970s. Although asbestos exposure had long been known to cause illness and death, many companies continued to ignore the health hazard they caused. Because of the long latency period before asbestos exposure […]
Read MoreEFH Asbestos Claim Deadline Now Here
December 14 is your last chance ever to file an EFH asbestos claim (Energy Futures Holding). And that day is almost here. On December 14 at 5 pm Eastern Standard Time – which is 2 pm in California – you and your family will permanently lose the chance to achieve justice from this giant energy […]
Read MoreUnion Pacific Liable For Worker’s Death in $6,951,000 Mesothelioma Lawsuit Verdict for Kazan Law
After a six-week trial, an Alameda County jury has found that Union Pacific Railroad Company is responsible for a $6,951,000 mesothelioma lawsuit verdict for the suffering and wrongful death of Jeffrey Emerson, who worked as a boilermaker at the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1971 to 1995. The company merged with Union Pacific in 1997. Mr. […]
Read MorePro Bono Immigration Case Victory for 14 Year-Old
Pro bono immigration cases have become a new way for Kazan Law to put into practice the humanitarian principle of justice for all on which our asbestos litigation firm was founded over 40 years ago. We have just achieved another important pro bono immigration case victory. It is important because it is going to make […]
Read MoreExperienced Mesothelioma Attorneys Are the Key to Your Compensation
If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, choosing a lawyer experienced in mesothelioma to represent you can make a big difference in the compensation you receive, so it makes sense to choose the most skilled and qualified asbestos attorney you can find. Some lawyers with general practices look for mesothelioma clients, even though they don’t […]
Read MoreItalian Asbestos Mine Offers Hope For an End to Mesothelioma
Former asbestos mining sites around the world present a contamination load and continuing risk to human health that is frightening. The reclamation of one closed asbestos mine in Italy, however, offers hope for a future where mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases are almost unknown. A Toxic Discovery: Chrysotile Asbestos The tiny Italian towns of Balangero […]
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