Asbestos Cases A–Z: L

193 decisions whose name begins with L.

• Long v. 3M Company (U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2024). A magistrate judge recommended granting Richard Long's motion to remand his asbestos suit to Multnomah County Circuit Court, rejecting Foster Wheeler's federal officer removal and admiralty arguments.
• Long v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2025). The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order remanding Richard Long's case to Oregon state court, rejecting Foster Wheeler's federal officer removal and admiralty jurisdiction arguments.
• Long v. State Dept. OF Labor and Industries (Washington Court of Appeals, 2nd Division, 2013). The court affirmed the denial of Aileen Long's workers' compensation claim for her husband's death, but reversed the denial of temporary and interim benefits, remanded to the Department of Labor and Industries, and awarded Long attorney fees of $25,249.
• Longobardi v. Honeywell International Inc. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2020). The court granted Pamela Longobardi's motion to remand and sent the case back to Cook County Circuit Court because Honeywell removed without the consent of remaining defendant Borg-Warner.
• Lopez v. Allied Packing & Supply Inc. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2016). The court granted the plaintiffs' motion to remand, holding that Hillshire's removal more than one year after the action began was untimely, so the case returned to Alameda County Superior Court.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2020). The court denied Crosby Valves' motion for summary judgment, finding Mr. Lopez's deposition admissible against Crosby and enough evidence of exposure and substantial-factor causation for the plaintiffs' claims to proceed.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2020). The court granted Exxon Mobil's motion for summary judgment, dismissing the Lopez plaintiffs' negligence and strict liability claims against Exxon as a premises owner, because Exxon owed no duty and had no care, custody or control of the asbestos.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2020). The court denied Fisher Controls International's motion for summary judgment, so the Lopez plaintiffs' claims against Fisher go forward.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2019). The court denied the motions to dismiss by Exxon Mobil, Marathon, Chevron, Texaco, Emerson Electric and General Electric, and granted Goulds and ITT's motion only as to the Soliz survival claim (barred by the earlier dismissal) while denying it as to the Soliz wrongful death claims.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2019). The court found plaintiffs had not made a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction over ConocoPhillips, deferred ruling on its motion to dismiss, and ordered limited jurisdictional discovery with a July 22, 2019 deadline, failing which the motion would be granted.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018). The court granted McDermott, Inc.'s unopposed motion for summary judgment and dismissed the Lopez plaintiffs' claims against McDermott with prejudice.
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018). The district court denied Federico Lopez's motion to remand, ruling that federal jurisdiction existed under OCSLA, so Shell Oil and Tennessee Gas Pipeline prevailed on removal.
• Lopez v. the Hillshire Brands Company (California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate District, 5th Division, 2019). The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment for the Lopez family against Hillshire Brands after jury trial, rejecting Hillshire's challenges and also rejecting the family's cross-appeal over summary adjudication of punitive damages.
• Lorbiecki v. Pabst Brewing Co. (Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 2024). The court affirmed the jury verdict and liability judgment for Carol Lorbiecki against Pabst Brewing Co., but reversed the punitive damages calculation on her cross-appeal and remanded to raise the punitive award to $11,090,327.10, for a total judgment of $13,419,295.79.
• Lornamead, Inc. v. Fleemin (Florida District Court of Appeal, 4th District, 2023). The appellate court reversed the trial court's denial of Lornamead's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and directed the trial court to dismiss Lornamead from the action, so Lornamead won and the Fleemins lost.
• Losurdo v. Viacomcbs Inc. (U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2025). The court denied GE's and Westinghouse's summary judgment motions on duty to warn, causation, and the government contractor defense, but granted them on punitive damages and loss of consortium, so the Losurdo plaintiffs won most issues and lost those two damages claims.
• Louden v. AW Chesterton Co. (Ohio Court of Appeals, 8th Appellate District, 2008). The appeals court affirmed summary judgment for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (CEI) against the widow, Bertha Louden, on her employer intentional tort claim; one judge dissented.
• Louisville Trust Co. v. Johns-Manville Products (Kentucky Supreme Court, 1979). The Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' ruling that the limitations period barred the claim, held the Sampson estate's suit against Johns-Manville timely, and remanded for the Court of Appeals to consider Johns-Manville's other assignments of error.
• Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2016). The court granted the plaintiffs' motion to remand to state court because Avondale's (Huntington Ingalls') federal officer removal was untimely, and denied the plaintiffs' motions for costs, fees and sanctions.
• Lovaglio v. AW Chesterton Co. (New York Supreme Court, 2012). The court denied hardware-store defendant John J. Doody & Son's renewed motion for summary judgment, so the Lovaglio plaintiffs' claims against Doody go forward.
• Love v. Aerco Intl., Inc. (New York Supreme Court, 2021). The court denied CSC Scientific's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaints, but granted partial summary judgment dismissing claims for exposure to Cenco products before July 31, 1976 and after April 17, 1979.
• Lovelace v. B&r Auto Service, Inc. (North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2017). The Court of Appeals affirmed the Industrial Commission's opinion and award denying the estate's workers' compensation claim against Southern Truck Service, because Whitley's last injurious exposure to asbestos occurred at his later self-employment, Built Rite.
• Lovelace v. Elementis Chemicals, Inc. (California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate District, 2014). The Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for Elementis Chemicals because Lovelace did not challenge the trial court's exclusion of his authentication evidence, an independent ground for the judgment, and Elementis recovered its costs on appeal.
• Lovelace v. Pneumo Abex LLC (California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate District, 2014). The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment for plaintiff Lovelace, upholding the denial of Pneumo Abex's motions for new trial and JNOV and the jury's 13 percent fault allocation to Abex.
• Lowe v. 3M Company (Rhode Island Superior Court, 2024). The court granted Kamco Supply Corporation of New England's summary judgment motion as to CertainTeed cement pipe and denied it as to Johns-Manville cement pipe, so plaintiffs' claim against Kamco on the Johns-Manville pipe goes forward.
• Lowe v. Aerco Intl., Inc. (New York Supreme Court, 2013). The trial court denied Crane Co.'s motion for summary judgment in its entirety, so plaintiffs' claims against Crane proceed.
• Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1984). The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's declaratory judgment for the employee-plaintiffs and Owens-Corning against Litton (Ingalls) because subject matter jurisdiction was not shown, and remanded to allow possible amendment of the complaint to plead admiralty jurisdiction.
• Lowe v. Johns-Manville Corp. (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1985). The district court denied the defendants' motions for summary judgment on limitations grounds, ruling that a jury must decide when Lowe learned he had an asbestos-related disease, and so allowed the Lowe estate's claims to go forward.
• Ltl Management LLC v. Emory (U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2024). The court granted the three physician defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, denied jurisdictional discovery, and ruled against LTL Management; it denied the Rule 12(b)(1) standing challenge and did not reach the Rule 12(b)(6) arguments.
• Ltl Management LLC v. Moline (U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2024). The court granted Dr. Moline's motion to dismiss LTL Management's trade libel, fraud and Lanham Act claims, without prejudice and with leave to move to amend within 30 days.
• Luckau v. Board of Review (Utah Court of Appeals, 1992). The Utah Court of Appeals reversed the Industrial Commission's denial of occupational disease death benefits to Becky Luckau and remanded for the Commission to reconsider the facts under the court's reading of the Last Injurious Exposure Rule, over a dissent.
• Luna v. AW Chesterton Company (Louisiana Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 2014). The appeals court affirmed the $2,314,208 survival action award to the Luna siblings against Charity Hospital (LSU Board of Supervisors), overruled its prescription exception, rejected its virile share reduction and excessive-damages arguments, and deleted the court costs by agreement.
• Lund v. 3M Company (U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2016). The district court denied Electric Boat and General Dynamics' motion to reconsider its earlier denial of summary judgment on the Lund family's strict liability claims, so those claims stay alive for trial.
• Lund v. 3M Company (U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2013). The court denied Niantic Seal, Inc.'s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction without prejudice and granted plaintiffs William and Victoria Lund 90 days of jurisdictional discovery.
• Lunsford v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (Washington Supreme Court, 2009). The Washington Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, held that the trial court erred in dismissing the Lunsfords' strict product liability claims against Saberhagen Holdings, and remanded for further proceedings, so the Lunsfords won and Saberhagen lost.
• Lunsford v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (Washington Court of Appeals, 1st Division, 2007). The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's partial summary judgment for Saberhagen, holding that strict product liability applies to Lunsford's 1958 exposure, and remanded the case.
• Lunsford v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (Washington Court of Appeals, 1st Division, 2005). The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's partial summary judgment for Saberhagen Holdings on strict liability and remanded, so Lunsford's strict liability claim could proceed.
• Lustenring v. AC&S, Inc. (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 1st Dept., 2004). The Appellate Division affirmed the jury verdicts for the plaintiffs against defendant John Crane, Inc., finding the evidence sufficient, no Frye hearing required, and damages not excessive.
• Lyles v. K&b Louisiana Corporation (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2024). The magistrate judge denied plaintiff Pamela Davis Lyles's motion for leave to amend her complaint to add non-diverse insurer Fireman's Fund as a defendant, ruling for the defendants.
• Lynch v. CF Industries, Inc. (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2004). The Tennessee Supreme Court adopted the Appeals Panel's findings and affirmed the trial court's denial of death benefits to Wanda Lynch, the widow, in favor of employer CF Industries, finding the worker died of congestive heart failure unrelated to his employment.
• Lynch v. Mayfield (Ohio Court of Appeals, 1991). The court of appeals affirmed the judgment on a jury verdict that Susie Mae Lynch, widow of Earl Lynch, was not entitled to participate in the Workers' Compensation Fund, so the employer Ferro prevailed.
• Lyons v. Chinese Hospital Association (California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate District, 2nd Division, 2006). Reversed the trial court's order denying Daniel Lyons attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 and remanded for an award of fees and costs, including fees on appeal, against Chinese Hospital Association.
• Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate District, 3rd Division, 2017). The Court of Appeal reversed the summary judgment for Colgate-Palmolive, finding that plaintiff Mary Lyons raised a triable issue on whether Cashmere Bouquet talc contained asbestos.