Asbestos Jurisdictional Highlights In The United States: Laws In Flux, Courts In Crisis

Expert Article by Edward R. Hugo and Thomas J. Moses   INTRODUCTION While the old saying would have us believe that “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” the exact opposite is true with regard to asbestos litigation. This article provides a synopsis of recent legal and procedural developments in several “hot…

Edward R. Hugo

Biography EDWARD R. HUGO is a trial attorney and partner of Brydon Hugo & Parker, a California law firm with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Hugo specializes in the defense of products liability, toxic tort and environmental actions, with an emphasis on asbestos and silica personal injury, wrongful death and property damage…

Thomas J. Moses

Biography THOMAS J. MOSES is a Senior Counsel with Brydon Hugo & Parker. Mr. Moses specializes in the defense of asbestos, silica, and other toxic tort cases, and also has lengthy experience with insurance coverage and bad faith issues. Mr. Moses received his Juris Doctorate from McGeorge School of Law in 1984, and was elected…