May 5, 2013
The Public Justice Foundation (PJF) has recognized Mr. Al Brayton with Brayton Purcell, LLP as this year’s winner of the Champion of Justice Award. As a national not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) charitable membership organization, the PJF supports Public Justice’s litigation and educates the public about the critical issues it addresses. This prestigious award is presented annually [...]
May 2, 2013
Brayton Purcell took two spots in The Recorder’s Top 100 Verdicts in 2012. The annual report features the year’s largest verdicts and defense victories. Data was recorded by VerdictSearch and includes an analysis of current trial trends, those involved in each case, claims and defenses, and appeals and post-trial activity. The Novato plaintiff firm ranked 26 [...]
April 30, 2013
Thirty-six years is a long time. When Max Baucus first ran for the U.S. Senate, few people had ever heard of mesothelioma. People had heard of asbestos, but they thought of it as a useful product, and many people lived in home with asbestos floor and ceiling tiles, covered with asbestos shingles, the interior walls [...]
April 25, 2013
April 15, 2013
Cancer is always a worry, no matter how the diagnosis is delivered. From the smallest, most easily treated skin cancer to deadly mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure, no one wants to hear their doctor utter those three words, “You have cancer.” Lung cancer caused by exposure to cigarette smoke has been long recognized. The first [...]
April 10, 2013
Unlike other cases under Prop 65, a new case was opened this week concerning lead found in baby food, fruit juice, and canned fruit. The case is about whether or not companies should be held responsible for failing to notify consumers of toxins found in its products. Prop 65 originally focused on protecting drinking water [...]
April 8, 2013
The following is a statement published by the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin in regards to National Asbestos Awareness Week 2013. We support her efforts to raise awareness about asbestos and the related diseases from exposure. If you or a loved one is suffering from an asbestos-related disease or want any additional information, please [...]
April 8, 2013
On March 29, 2012, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recalled Granuflo, a powder acid concentrate, and Naturalyte, a liquid acid concentrate. Both products had been linked to cardiopulmonary arrests in dialysis patients. and Naturalyte were manufactured and distributed between January 2008 through June 2012 to Fresenius Medical Care North America and other dialysis centers. After [...]
April 8, 2013
Asbestos and mesothelioma are probably two things that most people, if they are aware of it at all, think of it as a problem for 70-year-old naval yard workers from Mare Island or Long Beach. As with many calamities, one woman in Minnesota found out that unfortunately, the reach of mesothelioma is much broader than [...]
