Our Eligibility & Screening Criteria in Mesothelioma Cases
At Atraxia Media, we apply best practices to find and onboard clients who are a good fit for your law firm based on your criteria. Your law firm needs a marketing partner who will respond promptly when a potential client reaches out. That is why our marketing and intake procedure is thorough and includes the following steps:
- Pre-screening. This phase is an essential first step in the process. Before going any further, we need enough information to decide whether a potential client is a good fit for your firm.
- Screening each case. We use your intake questionnaire for interviewing clients and gathering the information you'll need to help them with their case.
- Following up on all of our calls. We use an excellent client-retention strategy: if the lead qualifies, we schedule a follow-up call.
- Signing only those cases that meet your eligibility requirements. We understand that working with the ideal client from the start is critical to your firm's success. Once medical data are obtained, it has to be a potential case that will turn into a solid one.
- Developing a steady stream of qualifying cases for your law firm. Our goal is to assist you in reaching a more significant number of new clients.
- Developing and implementing a case-generating marketing strategy. We ensure no potential claimants go unnoticed.
- Getting you cases that are unique and not offered to anyone else.
Potential clients may qualify to take part in a mesothelioma lawsuit if they meet the following criteria:
- They can provide documentation of the mesothelioma diagnosis, including medical reports from the cancer center where they were treated.
- They can document the asbestos exposure history that caused the mesothelioma with employment records and detailed descriptions, and testimony.
We can quickly identify injured people eligible to file a mesothelioma lawsuit. And our in-house team can screen and sign mesothelioma cases, especially for your campaign. To start, all we need to know is how many cases you require.
Mesothelioma Facts & History
In the first quarter of 2021, mesothelioma filings saw a decline - 5% lower than in 2020 and 17% lower than in 2019. For the first quarter of 2020, mesothelioma claims made up 53% of the asbestos litigation. Mesothelioma filings saw increases in Orleans, New York, Wayne County, Richland, and Alameda, and decreases in locations like Los Angeles, Madison County, Cook, Middlesex, and St. Louis.
Relevant mesothelioma lawsuits are transferred to MDL 875. Created in 1991, this is the multidistrict litigation for asbestos federal mass tort cases. MDL 875 is the longest-lasting and one of the largest MDLs in the Federal courts. In April 2021, in MDL 875, there were 24 pending actions and a total of 192,118 cases.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused only by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma lawsuits have helped hundreds of thousands of people receive compensation from companies that exposed them to the dangerous material. Recently, verdicts point to Johnson & Johnson's asbestos-contaminated baby powder also being responsible for the development of mesothelioma.
ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (NO. VI), MDL 875
Location:
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge:
- Honorable Judge Eduardo C. Robreno
JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALCUM POWDER PRODUCTS MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL NO. 2738
Location:
Presiding Judge:
- Judge Michael A. Shipp, previously Judge Freda L. Wolfson
Plaintiffs:
- Plaintiffs include thousands of individuals who were diagnosed with either ovarian cancer or mesothelioma after being exposed to talcum powder.
Defendants:
- Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer. Inc.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- LLT Management LLC
- Red River Talc LLC
- Kenvue Inc.
Products:
- Johnson's Baby Powder and other talc-based products
Plaintiff Allegations:
Plaintiffs alleged that the companies' products were contaminated with asbestos and that the defendants failed to warn their consumers.
History:
2025:
- May: There were over 58,600 pending cases in MDL No. 2738, filed by plaintiffs who suffered from either ovarian cancer or mesothelioma after using talc-based products.
- May: On May 9, a Florida jury awarded $18 million to a 64-year-old woman who developed peritoneal mesothelioma after secondary exposure to asbestos in brake dust. The plaintiff was exposed through her father's work clothes from Hennessy Industries, which was found to be partly liable, along with other companies like Johnson & Johnson.
- March: In a similar case, a Florida jury awarded $2.6 million to a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of brake dust exposure. The defendant was Hennessy Industries, the company her father worked for, where his clothes were contaminated with asbestos as a brake grinder.
2024:
- October: Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $15 million to a plaintiff who developed mesothelioma after using the company's talc powder products that were contaminated with asbestos. The Connecticut state court found the company liable for its negligence, failure to warn, and strict liability.
- September: On September 29, in a Boston court, the jury awarded $39 million to a plaintiff who developed mesothelioma after exposure to medical talc powder. The man had undergone a pleurodesis procedure in 2014, where sterile talc powder was injected between the lung and chest wall. The powder from Cimbar Performance Minerals was allegedly contaminated with asbestos.
- September: Volkswagen AG tried to overturn a $4.7 million verdict awarded to the estate of a mechanic who passed away from mesothelioma. The mechanic allegedly developed the condition after asbestos exposure from Volkswagen brake pads. The Washington court upheld the verdict and rejected Volkswagen's claims.
- June: A $260 million verdict was decided against Johnson & Johnson in favor of a 48-year-old woman who developed mesothelioma after 30 years of using talc powder products. However, the decision would be overturned in September, and a new trial would be ordered.
- May: A woman who filed a lawsuit on behalf of her late husband, who passed away from mesothelioma after years of exposure to brake products, was awarded $10.6 million by a California jury. This verdict against Pneumo Abex Co. was overturned in November 2024, and the court of appeals remanded for a new trial.
- April: Kenvue Inc. and Johnson & Johnson were ordered by an Illinois court to pay $45 million in damages to the family of a woman who passed away from mesothelioma. The woman, a frequent user of Johnson's baby powder, allegedly developed cancer from asbestos exposure from the products. Kenvue Inc. was found to be 70% liable for the victim's death, while Johnson & Johnson was found to be responsible for 30% of the issues.
- March: A new mesothelioma lawsuit was filed, naming Johnson & Johnson and new defendants like L'Oreal, Unilever, Pfizer, Mary Kay, and Clinique. The complaint filed in Massachusetts alleged that the companies distributed talcum powder products despite knowing the risks of asbestos contamination.
2023:
- July: Johnson & Johnson lost a six-week trial in California after the jury awarded $18.8 million to a man who got mesothelioma after being heavily exposed to the company's talc powder products since his childhood.
- February: Judge Michael A. Shipp was appointed to MDL No. 2738, succeeding Judge Freda L. Wolfson.
2022:
- A $15 million verdict against Kaiser Gypsum was awarded on behalf of the family of Munir Seen, a New York and New Jersey construction worker who died in 2019 of mesothelioma. The jury found that Kaiser Gypsum acted with reckless disregard for the safety of others. "After carefully considering the evidence, the jury found Kaiser Gypsum was responsible for causing Mr. Seen's mesothelioma," said the lead trial attorney.
- Missouri resident William "Bill" Trokey was diagnosed in 2020 with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos starting in high school during the 1960s while working at his father's automotive service stations in St. Louis. He experienced repeated asbestos exposure while servicing asbestos-containing brakes manufactured by Ford Motor Company. He received $20 million in compensatory damages. The jury found the company at fault and awarded $10 million to Mr. Trokey and $10 million to his wife Cathy for loss of consortium.
- The estate of Daniel "Dan" Rugg and his wife Sandra Rugg received a $3.8 million verdict against Washington Penn Plastics. He died of mesothelioma after working for approximately 30 years as a maintenance worker at the plastics factory in Pennsylvania. The jury found that Wash Penn failed to provide a reasonably safe work environment and awarded $1.4 million in compensatory damages to the family's estate, $1.65 million in wrongful death damages, and $750,000 in loss of consortium to Sandra Rugg.
- The family of Linda Behling, a Missouri resident who died in 2019 of mesothelioma, received $6 million in compensatory damages. She was exposed to asbestos in the 1980s while working as a laborer at a custom limousine manufacturer. The jury found Ford Motor Company at fault. "After examining the evidence, the jury found that Ford was a fault," said the lead trial attorney. "Nothing will bring Linda back, but this verdict is a statement that our system can hold companies accountable," they added.
2021:
- Louisiana resident Steven "Joe" Aaron Sr. was exposed to asbestos during his job as a gas station and school bus mechanic in the 1960s and 1970s. The man experienced frequent asbestos exposures while servicing asbestos-containing brakes and clutches on vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Aaron was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2020 as a consequence of occupational asbestos exposure. The jury found that the company failed to warn in negligence and strict liability to Mr. Aaron about the dangers of asbestos exposure and awarded $8,261,874.96 in compensatory damages.
- In a talcum powder lawsuit filed by a man who alleged that he developed cancer from asbestos in Johnson's Baby Powder, a New Jersey appeals court determined that a new trial is needed, overturning a 2018 $117 million jury verdict.
- A talc supplier was ordered to pay $4.8 million to a Vietnam veteran diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, which developed after years of exposure to Old Spice Talcum Powder products containing asbestos particles.
2020:
- April: The U.S. District Court upheld a $3 million remitted verdict for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The matter involved a deceased mesothelioma claimant, allegedly exposed to asbestos while working at International Paper from 1948 to 1950 and while working as a chemical engineer at Ethyl Corporation from 1955 to 1960.
- August: A $32.7 million damage award rendered by a North Carolina jury was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The matter involved a deceased mesothelioma claimant, allegedly exposed to asbestos during his work at the Firestone Tire Plant in Wilson, North Carolina, from 1975 to 1995.