Rus What to Do if You Were Exposed to Asbestos in Vanderbilt Minerals Talc?
There have already been thousands of asbestos claims filed against Vanderbilt Minerals over the last several years, and with the company having sold its talc through the year 2008, there will likely be many more victims diagnosed with the disease in the future. Malignant mesothelioma has an extremely long latency period, …
Vanderbilt Minerals History and Asbestos
Vanderbilt Minerals is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Connecticut-based R.T. Vanderbilt Company, a privately held manufacturer and distributor of minerals for the petroleum, rubber, plastics, paint, pharmaceutical, ceramic, agricultural, personal care, and household industries.[1] The company got its start in 1916 when Robert Thurlow Vanderbilt opened an office on East 42nd Street …
He says its not asbestos!!
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A pre-hearing conference recently took place to address R.T. Vanderbilt’s appeal of a $5.6 million verdict involving their talc products, which the defendant claims do not contain asbestos. Franklin v. R.T. Vanderbilt, et al., No. 2007-CA-002103 (Ky. Ct. App.); No. 04-CI-00274 (Ky. Cir. Ct., Anderson Cty.). The pre-hearing …
Trying to get out of this one below
Defendant-appellant-cross-appellee R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. appealed a Superior Court judgment on a jury verdict of $2,864,583.33 plus interest to Plaintiff-appellees-cross-appellant Darcel Galliher, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Michael Galliher. The decedent, Michael Galliher, contracted and died from mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos or asbestiform …