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Los Angeles manufacturer accuses law firm of filing fraudulent asbestos lawsuits
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Billionaire Walter Wang, chairman and chief executive of privately held JM Eagle, at the pipe maker’s headquarters on June 29, 2020.
A Los Angeles pipe manufacturer that has been sued thousands of times for allegedly causing asbestos-related disease in workers handling its products is accusing a leading law firm of filing fraudulent cases.
It similarly accused the law firm of coaching patients with asbestos diseases to incorrectly identify the company as the source of their exposure.
The law firm and its former employee later reached a private settlement.
“It is 100% true that law firms advertise for asbestos victims and help them identify who might have exposed them to asbestos and develop the cases.