RECENT RESULTS - TOXIC TORTS

Whitney & Bogris has handled a variety of toxic tort cases including personal injury and death claims related to asbestos, benzene, glutaraldehyde, lead paint, mold and vinyl chloride.

·         Voluntary dismissal of lead paint poisoning case in City of Norfolk, Virginia.

·         Defended target asbestos manufacturer in shipyard cases filed in Baltimore City prior to Chapter 11 filing; and currently represent tangential defendant involved in manufacture of valves with certain asbestos-containing components.

·         Obtained summary judgment in a significant number of lead paint cases in Baltimore City involving claims of neurocognitive deficits, and tried 2 lead paint cases to jury verdict in Baltimore City, including limiting damage to $5,500 in one case.

·         Obtained no payment Stipulation of Dismissal on behalf of Church & Dwight Co, Inc. in vinyl chloride case involving a claim of terminal liver cancer.

·         Defended a consumer product containing trace amounts of benzene, raising multitude of defenses including lack of jurisdiction; federal preemption; and Daubert challenge, and ultimately resolved via Mediation.

·         Settlement for $10,000 of mold case involving multimillion-dollar damages to a newly constructed high school in Hildalgo County, Texas.

·         Defended claims of chemical burns allegedly caused by prolonged dermal exposure to aqueous solution of glutaraldehyde.