Firm News & Updates
Alumni Association Honors Simmons
More 500 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students participated in the graduation ceremonies at the university on Saturday. The graduate and baccalaureate candidates were from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of… Read More
The FAIR Act – Too Little, Too Late in Helping Asbestos Victims
Asbestos is the most lethal substance ever widely used in the workplace. Between 1940 and 1979 over 27.5 million Americans were occupationally exposed. Millions more were exposed when these workers’ brought this… Read More
$250 Million Awarded in Asbestos Case Against U.S. Steel
A Madison County, Illinois jury awarded a $250 million dollar verdict on Friday in favor of 70-year-old Roby Whittington, a retired U.S. Steel worker from Gary, Indiana. Whittington was diagnosed in 2001… Read More
$34.1 Million Mesothelioma Verdict for Roofer
In May 2000, Simmons Hanly Conroy won the largest asbestos verdict in U.S. history, according to Mealey’s Litigation Reporter. Our client, a 64-year-old Missouri resident, was exposed to asbestos when he worked… Read More
