Locks was an early pioneer in mass tort litigation, securing billions of dollars in settlements for clients—many of them victims of asbestos exposure.

Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts - Plaintiff Bruce K. Wright and per quod plaintiff Louise K. Wright allege Mr.

The family of a deceased shipyard worker won summary judgment in their asbestos lawsuit against their loved one’s former employer. The company argued that the man had been exposed not through its own ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today launched a consultation on proposals to improve the application of the Control of Asbestos Regulations and guidance around asbestos management to help ...

A judge granted U.S. recognition to the Canadian bankruptcy proceedings of a former Quebec asbestos miner, overruling ...

National plaintiffs firm Dean Omar Branham Shirley has earned gratifying, albeit sobering, national recognition for its work in 2025, including jury verdicts totaling more than $1 billion for clients ...

For the second time in a month, the judge in a fraudulent-concealment case against BASF and law firm Cahill, Gordon & Reindel is hearing grumbling over his choice of discovery special master. For the ...

Carlsbad’s Planning Commission has approved 12 condominiums for a Jefferson Street lot occupied by one single-family home, despite concerns about hooking up to the city’s old water pipes made with ...

Work on a new downtown park in Toms River was halted due to asbestos contamination concerns. State officials shut down the site after two older homes were demolished by public works employees. The ...

An interior designer sounded the alarm this week about a key safety issue facing the demolition of the East Wing of the White House: asbestos. Taking to Threads for the past two days, Sarah Boardman ...