J. Scott Wood, Managing Partner of Foley & Mansfield’s Seattle Office, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of client Haugen Logging, Inc. after a one day bench trial in Pierce County, Washington. In the matter of Charlene Holt v. Haugen Logging, Inc. , Plaintiff had alleged that the defendants' logging ...

Just a few days before trial was set to begin, the Ramsey County District Court granted Foley & Mansfield client Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.’s summary judgment motion, dismissing all claims against the company in the asbestos-related lawsuit. Plaintiff sued several defendants, including Saint-Gobain (formerly known as Norton Company), alleging that he ...