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We provide attorneys with accurate and understandable answers to complex litigation economics questions. Our forensic economists evaluate each case individually and provide the analysis you need to substantiate the client's present and future losses. We also offer a wide range of services to the legal community, including the evaluation and negotiation of structured settlements. read more

Mr. Stewart, a hardworking 59-year-old career plumber, husband, father and grandfather, was exposed to defendant Union Carbide Corporation’s asbestos when he worked on construction projects in the Los Angeles area during the 1970s.

From 1963 through at least 1985, Union Carbide Corporation mined deadly asbestos from a California ore deposit, processed it into raw asbestos fibers at its King City, California milling operation, and ultimately sold millions of pounds of that raw chrysotile asbestos under the brand name Calidria asbestos. Plaintiff and his wife were devastated in December 2007 when they learned that he suffered from mesothelioma, a fatal cancer only caused by asbestos exposure... read more...

Mr. Amanollah Shahabi, a 76-year-old Iranian-American engineer, worked at oil refineries for over forty years in Iran and the U.S.  Mr. Shahabi specialized in pre-commissioning and commissioning oil refineries for the state run National Iranian Oil Company.  Mr. Shahabi was heavily involved in operations and management of the oil refineries. 

For over forty years, Mr. Shahabi was exposed to asbestos-coated and asbestos-containing parts when he worked at oil refineries.  In June 2007, Mr. Shahabi was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by asbestos exposure... read more...

Mrs. Evans contracted mesothelioma from the asbestos dust that her husband brought home on his work uniform every day during the early 1970s. At the time, Mr. Evans was an employee of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and his regular job duties included cutting asbestos cement pipe within both the City and County of Los Angeles.

Neither Mrs. Evans nor Mr. Evans was aware of the asbestos hazard at the time. CertainTeed manufactured the asbestos cement water pipe. CertainTeed knew about the risk of getting mesothelioma from the release of asbestos fibers while cutting its water pipe. CertainTeed also knew about the risk of getting mesothelioma when exposed in low doses and was aware of the risk to household members from exposure to clothes of family members working with their product. CertainTeed failed to warn users of the mesothelioma risk. read more...