May 10, 2018
Tim Gray recently obtained a defense verdict for a Forman Watkins client in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that her deceased husband’s aplastic anemia was caused by exposure to benzene and that the aplastic anemia caused his death. The claim against Forman Watkins’ client was that it supplied a chemical that contained benzene to a manufacturer who incorporated that chemical into its product that the plaintiff’s husband allegedly used.
April 24, 2018
On April 23, 2018, New Orleans partner Charles Abbott and Larry Centola with Martzell, Bickford & Centola guest lectured for LSU Law School’s Toxic Torts class. Abbott and Centola focused their lecture on class actions and multi-district litigation generally and specifically related to the toxic tort arena. This is the second year in a row that Abbott and Centola have guest lectured together, providing second and third year law students perspectives from both the plaintiff and defense side, in connection with various aspects of toxic tort litigation.
February 13, 2017
We are looking forward to Perrin Conferences’ Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference on March 6-7, 2017 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This prestigious 7th annual conference draws in hundreds with a lineup of the nation’s top industry professionals providing balanced perspectives and updates on the most significant topics regarding asbestos and toxic tort litigation. CLE credits will be offered to conference attendees, including an hour-long ethics discussion. In addition to its educational benefits, the conference will provide valuable and engaging networking opportunities. Perrin Conferences sets the standard in the professional education industry as the place to learn, network and do business. I hope to see you there! To view the full agenda and learn more about this Perrin Conferences’ event, please visit www.perrinconferences.com.
August 3, 2016
Please join our speakers, Tanya Ellis & Jennifer Studebaker, at the Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook on September 12-14, 2016 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
January 5, 2016
Forman Watkins attorneys Tanya Ellis and Benton York recently obtained a big win at the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of their client Illinois Central Railroad Company.
October 21, 2015
Fred Krutz, Daniel Mulholland, and Caroline Upchurch won plaintiffs’ consolidated appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court of summary judgments in seventeen silica cases entered by the Jackson County, Mississippi Circuit Court.
October 19, 2015
Joshua J. Metcalf and Nick Giallourakis of Forman Watkins & Krutz persuaded the trial judge to grant a new trial based on attorney misconduct in an Oregon wrongful death action arising from decedent’s alleged exposure to asbestos.
August 19, 2015
Please join Forman Watkins attorneys at Perrin Conferences’ Asbestos Litigation: A National Overview & Outlook Conference from September 28 – 30 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
August 3, 2015
On August 3, 2015, The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in its unanimous opinion, affirmed summary judgment for Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP clients Precision Packaging and Clemco Industries in Robinson v. Mine Safety Appliances Co. et al., a silica case filed in the Eastern District of Arkansas.
April 17, 2015
Forman Watkins recently won two significant summary judgments for its client Moldex-Metric, Inc. in Ruby Jean Mealer, et al. v. Moldex-Metric, Inc. and R. C. Harris v. Moldex-Metric, Inc. Both of those cases are on the docket in the Circuit Court of Jones County, Laurel, Mississippi.