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- 01/27/10 - $9.936M Awarded to Son of Merchant Mariner for Household Exposure to Asbestos
- 01/21/10 - Out-of-State Deposition Found Admissible in California Action
- 10/07/09 - Widow of Oil Field Consultant Awarded $1.2M in Asbestos-Exposure Case
- 09/24/09 - Family Awarded $2.3M in Long-Term U.S. Navy Asbestos-Exposure Case
- 09/24/09 - Lawsuit Targets DirecTV's Early Cancellation Penalty - The Sacramento Bee
- 09/22/09 - Appellate Court: Taylor Was Wrongly Decided - Equipment Manufacturers Are Liable for Asbestos Components
- 07/16/09 - WKP Partner Gary M. Paul Elected VP of American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- 07/14/09 - Class Claims Chase Payment Plan is a Scam
- 07/08/09 - Waters, Kraus & Paul Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Chase Credit Cards
- 06/16/09 - National Western RICO Suit Ok'd To Proceed (Law360)
- 06/05/09 - $4.5M Awarded to Family of Kansas City Ceiling Tile Installer in Asbestos-Exposure Case
- 06/03/09 - Family Gets $4.5 Million in Asbestos Suit (Kansas City TV 5 News)
- 05/26/09 - Psychiatric Treatment Facility Pays $150,000 to Settle Whistleblower Medicaid Fraud Suit
- 05/11/09 - U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate Awarded $12.0M in 1960s Asbestos-Exposure Case
- 04/24/09 – U.S. Navy Widow Awarded $1.4M in Long-Term Asbestos-Exposure Case
- 04/22/09 – Waters & Kraus and the Shein Law Center Win 3 on 3 Plaintiff's Verdicts in Navy Asbestos Exposure Trial
- 04/01/09 – Are Annuities Your Best Bet? Protect Your Nest Egg Against Unsuitable Investments
- 03/26/09 – California Dreamin': Texas Asbestos Firms Head West in Search of New Plaintiffs
- 02/03/09 – Former Navy Electrician's Mate Awarded $16.925M for Asbestos Exposure
- 02/02/09 – Industrial Sales Engineer Exposed to Asbestos Many Decades Ago Wins $8.02M Verdict
- 01/07/09 – WK Announces New Partners, New Location, & Renaming of West Coast Offices
- 12/01/08 – WK Partner Gary M. Paul Named CAALA's "Trial Lawyer of the Year"
- 11/07/08 – Waters & Kraus Opens Office in San Francisco
- 11/07/08 – WK Delivers a Succession of Plaintiffs' Verdicts in Asbestos Cases Over Last Year
- 10/09/08 – Pennsylvania Asbestos Exposure Verdict $25.2M - Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
- 09/15/08 – Federal Court Cites City of St. Louis For Illegal Asbestos Removal
- 08/11/08 – Oil Refinery Worker Wins $14.876 Million Verdict for Asbestos Exposure
- 07/21/08 – Whistle-Blower to Receive a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement in Medicaid Prescription Drug Fraud Case
- 06/23/08 – Los Angeles Mesothelioma Verdict $5.4M Asbestos Bystander Exposure - Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
- 06/23/08 – Family of Warner Bros. Craft Services Worker Awarded $5.4M in Asbestos Exposure Death
- 06/19/08 – WK Partner Named to Hall of Fame by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
- 05/21/08 – Los Angeles Mesothelioma Verdict $9.7M Asbestos Exposure - Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
- 05/21/08 – Jury Awards $9.7M to Navy Machinist Mate With Short-Term Exposure to Asbestos
- 03/24/09 – Los Angeles Mesothelioma Verdict $9.940 Asbestos Bystander Exposure - Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
- 03/21/08 – Philadelphia Jury Awards $25.2M to U.S. Navy Machinist Mate Exposed to Asbestos
- 12/17/07 – Jury Awards $1.75M to Naval Worker’s Widow in Asbestos-Mesothelioma Case
- 12/12/07 – Public Justice Team Urges U.S. EPA to Halt Illegal 'Wet Method' Asbestos Removal in Fort Worth (pdf)
- 12/11/07 – FW Asbestos Removal Method Protested - Dallas Morning News
- 12/05/07 – Demolition Method is Drawing Controversey (pdf)
- 10/17/07 – Jury Awards $35.1 Million to Retired U.S. Navy Boiler Tender
- 09/20/07 – WK Partner Elected Officer of Prestigious Consumer Advocacy Organization
- 05/24/07 – Jury Awards $5.2 Million to Long-Time U.S. Navy Machinist Exposed to Asbestos
- 04/06/07 – Waters & Kraus Michelle Norton Selected as 2007 Texas "Rising Star"
- 02/21/07 – Waters & Kraus Announces New Partners, New Offices
- 09/07/06 – Family of Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $15.25M by Los Angeles County Jury
- 06/23/06 – Jury Awards $12.6M to Homeowner with Intermittent Exposure to Asbestos
- 10/28/05 – Jury Awards $25.7M to Homemaker for Household Exposure to Asbestos
- 04/06/05 – Asbestos Claims Decline
- 02/21/05 – Top 100 Verdicts of 2004
- 12/09/04 – Settlement Reached in Asbestos Case (pdf)
- 11/15/04 – Worker Exposed to Asbestos – Treggett $36 Million (pdf)
- 10/14/04 – Bayer Loses $400,000 in Medical Lawsuit
- 10/13/04 – Bayer Is Told by Jury to Pay $400,000 in Alka-Seltzer Plus Case
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