May 16, 2013
Anti-Asbestos Champion Gilbert L. Purcell to Deliver Commencement Address for Pepperdine University School of Law MALIBU, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 10, 2013 Gilbert L. Purcell, a champion for asbestos victims, has been selected to deliver the commencement address for the Pepperdine University School of Law. Purcell has obtained more verdicts in favor of asbestos disease victims than [...]
May 15, 2013
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
A case from Illinois points out that criminal liability exists for improper removal of building materials that contain asbestos. A man was sentenced in federal court to five months in prison, three additional months of home confinement and $3,000 in fines. The businessman had purchased a former industrial site and had it demolished, however, he [...]
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 [...]
