Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation
Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP attorneys are among the nation’s leading litigators in toxic tort and environmental litigation and have been leaders in asbestos litigation since 1976. The Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation Group operates using comprehensive strategies for handling mass multi-jurisdictional toxic tort litigation and has successfully implemented those strategies in numerous cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability and property damage. Our attorneys specialize in asbestos, silica, and chemical litigation and have tried cases involving employers, contractors, chrysotile products, and amphibole products. In addition, we have experience in class actions related to mass tort litigation.
Articles and publications
Events
- Kay Andrews and Ed Slaughter to Speak at Federal and State Asbestos Litigation Conference in Naples, Florida
- Ed Slaughter to Co-Chair ACI’s Asbestos Claims & Litigation Conference
- Ed Slaughter to Speak at 4th Annual Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation Conference
- Al Parnell to Co-Moderate the Southeast Asbestos Litigation Conference
- Al Parnell to Speak on Current and Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation
- David Marshall to Speak at Product Liability Seminar
- Evelyn Davis to Chair 2010 DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar in San Diego
- HPTY to Co-Sponsor Second Annual Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit 2010 in San Diego, California
- Elaine Shofner to Speak at Seminar on Expert Testimony
- Allen Lockerman to Speak on Medicare Reporting Rules
- Al Parnell Moderated at the Perrin Conferences Asbestos Litigation Seminar
- Kelly Hagemann Speaks at Harris Martin's Asbestos Conference
- HPTY Sponsors the Inaugural Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit
- Robert Thackston Moderates Panel Discussion at the National Asbestos Litigation Conference
News
- HPTY Team Wins Summary Judgment in Los Angeles
- California Supreme Court Confirms that a Defendant Cannot be Held Strictly Liable for Another Manufacturer’s Product
- HPTY Wins Summary Judgment in Los Angeles Mesothelioma Case
- Albert H. Parnell Named Atlanta "Best Lawyer" for 2012
- HPTY Wins Summary Judgment in Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Case
- Fourteen Lawyers from HPTY Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
- Ed Slaughter Secures Dismissal for Product Liability Client
- Southern California Asbestos Cases Recommended to Be Coordinated
- Florida Supreme Court Holds Retroactive Application of Medical Criteria Unconstitutional
- 1st District Court of Appeals of Texas Finds Medical Criteria Bill Unconstitutional When Retroactively Applied
- Robert Thackston Receives Dismissal in New York Mesothelioma Trial
- Ed Slaughter and Lauren Wood Win Dismissal Mesothelioma Case in Arizona
- David Marshall and Eric Ludwig Prevail Before the Kentucky Supreme Court
- Ed Slaughter Wins Defense Verdict in Los Angeles Mesothelioma Case
- HPTY to Co-Sponsor Second Annual Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit 2010 in San Diego, California
- HPTY Listed in Atlanta Business Chronicle's Top 50 Law Firms of 2010
- HPTY Secures Supreme Court Victory in Arizona
- David Marshall Receives Defense Verdict in Mesothelioma Case
- Ed Slaughter and Barret Marshall Win Motion to Strike Expert Witness and Motion for Summary Judgment
- David Marshall, Peter York and Erin Hayner Obtain Defense Verdict in Los Angeles
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Attorneys
- Andrews, Kay
- Axt, Sabrina
- Bedinger, III, Frank C.
- Benton, Kathleen M.
- Beverly, Lauren N.
- Bond, Beverly M.
- Bowlby, Stephanie L.
- Brock, L. Kristin
- Bruegger, John A.
- Chan, Macy M.
- Chao, Frank I.
- Cheatham, Elisabeth M.
- Collier, S. Christopher
- Connelly III, Joseph R.
- Cova, III, Reno R.
- Cowan, Tracy J.
- Davis (Fletcher), Evelyn
- Dial, Jackson A.
- Dorfman, Benjamin S.
- Droppleman, Margaret A.
- Ege, Christopher C.
- Egeland, Susan E.
- Fountain, Bill D.
- Freeman, George W.
- Giaquinto, Michael B.
- Gowin, Julia
- Greffet, Katherine B.
- Gregory, Jason P.
- Groch, Jason
- Guerriere, P. Saxon
- Hansard, Tina M.
- Harton, Ollie M.
- Hawkins, Eric T.
- Hayner, Erin
- Hilliard, Mark J.
- Hykaway, Christa D.
- Irvin, Jason J.
- Jilka, Katharine M.
- Jones, A. Timothy
- Jun, Julie
- Keith, C. Shane
- Lackey, Doug
- Lang, Christian J.
- Lazarus, Lisa H.
- Lockerman, IV, Allen E.
- Ludwig, Eric A.
- Marshall, David C.
- Marshall, Jr., H. Barret
- Martin, Todd A.
- McCormack, Catherine A.
- Motley, Bianca A.
- Musgrove, William R.
- O'Neill, M. Elizabeth
- Parnell, Albert (Al) H.
- Presson, Ashley R.
- Roberts, Suzanne M.
- Russell, Andrew S.
- Sapp, Matthew
- Schirm, Barry R.
- Shofner, E. Elaine
- Slaughter, Edward M.
- Smith, Camille A.
- Spardone, Stephanie L.
- Spinthourakis-Lopez, Frances
- Thackston, Robert E.
- Thames, Jr., E. Ben
- Treanor, Jennifer Park
- Ulloa, Edward R.
- Volkman, Karen
- Wade, Todd N.
- Ward, J. Michael
- Weglarz, Claire C.
- Wetzler, II, Ernest L.
- Wisehart, Marcus W.
- Wood, Lauren E.
- Wood, III, William T.
- York, Peter R.
- Young, II, H. Lane