Virginia Mesothelioma Law Firm News

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Hatten Again Honored with Exclusive Recognition from Super Lawyers

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Robert R. Hatten has again been chosen as a Super Lawyer, a title given to only 5% of all practicing attorneys. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice...

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Best Lawyers Selects Hatten as Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Robert R. Hatten as the "Norfolk Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the...

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Asbestos Documentary Questions Present Day Use of the Mineral

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

On September 26th, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will be livestreaming a documentary titled Breathtaking. A personal investigation into present day use of asbestos, the...

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$25M Exxon Verdict 13th Highest in the Last 25 Years

Friday, July 22, 2011

Virginia Lawyers Weekly Magazine is reporting that the $25 million verdict won by Robert R. Hatten, William W.C. Harty, and Hugh B. McCormick, III of Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein on March...

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Maritime Wrongful Death Suit Yields $5.9M Verdict Against John Crane, Inc.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

On April 13, 2010,  a jury in the Circuit Court for the City of Newport News, Virginia, returned a verdict against John Crane, Inc. in the amount of $5,977,482.00 in a maritime wrongful death...

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Exxon Hit with $25M Verdict in Mesothelioma Case

Monday, March 28, 2011

A Newport News Circuit Court jury has awarded $25 million to a ship repair coordinator who had contracted mesothelioma. The predecessors of Exxon Mobil, the defendant in the case, had taken steps to...

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Exxon Fails to Warn of Asbestos Dangers, Jury Awards $25M

Thursday, March 17, 2011

On March 17, 2011, PWHD attorneys Robert R. Hatten, William W.C. Harty, and Hugh B. McCormick, III, won a $25 million verdict in the Circuit Court for the City of Newport News, Virginia, for...

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Hatten's Streak of Seven-Figure Verdicts Continues

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Virginia Lawyers Weekly's survey of the "Largest Jury Verdicts of 2010" found 22 seven-figure awards last year. No attorney had  more than one seven-figure verdict last year, but Newport News lawyer...

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Hatten Receives Exclusive Membership into International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Robert R. Hatten, Esq. of Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, L.C. in Newport News, VA was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) at their International Meeting...

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$3.8M Mesothelioma Verdict 10th Highest in Virginia for 2009

Monday, January 18, 2010

A $3.8 million verdict against John Crane Inc. was included in Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s survey of the “Largest Jury Verdicts of 2009,” which found 21 seven-figure judgments in 2009....

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THE VIRGINIA STATE BAR RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT REQUIRE ALL ATTORNEYS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER TO THEIR CASE RESULTS. SETTLEMENT AND VERDICT IN ALL CASES DEPEND ON VARIOUS FACTORS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. THEREFORE, PAST RESULTS IN CASES ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OR PREDICTION OF SIMILAR RESULTS IN FUTURE CASES WHICH PATTEN, WORNOM, HATTEN & DIAMONSTEIN AND ITS LAWYERS MAY UNDERTAKE.