Asbestos Filings In Madison County Down From Last Year
From the Madison County Record
Madison County’s asbestos docket has long been known as a national court open to claimants from across the country.
In a review of year to date filings, the docket has taken on a slight international composition with claims from Australia, Nova Scotia and Puerto Rico.
As of Dec. 9, the number of new cases filed in 2014 stood at 1,183. If the pace of filings stays consistent through the rest of the year, the docket will see approximately 20 percent fewer cases than it did last year when a record-setting 1,678 cases were filed.
Last year’s growth was mainly explained by a large number of lung cancer cases brought by Napoli Bern Ripka and Shkolnik – a New York-based firm that opened an office in Glen Carbon in 2012.
While Napoli filed approximately 10 percent more cases than the Simmons firm of Alton in 2013, this year Simmons is clearly the leading asbestos filer in Madison County.
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From the Madison County Record
Madison County’s asbestos docket has long been known as a national court open to claimants from across the country.
In a review of year to date filings, the docket has taken on a slight international composition with claims from Australia, Nova Scotia and Puerto Rico.
As of Dec. 9, the number of new cases filed in 2014 stood at 1,183. If the pace of filings stays consistent through the rest of the year, the docket will see approximately 20 percent fewer cases than it did last year when a record-setting 1,678 cases were filed.
Last year’s growth was mainly explained by a large number of lung cancer cases brought by Napoli Bern Ripka and Shkolnik – a New York-based firm that opened an office in Glen Carbon in 2012.
While Napoli filed approximately 10 percent more cases than the Simmons firm of Alton in 2013, this year Simmons is clearly the leading asbestos filer in Madison County.
Read more in our daily News Update...