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Steven Kazan

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Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Jack London Market, 55 Harrison Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94607

    About Steven Kazan

    Practice Areas
    • Asbestos & Mesothelioma
    Education
    • Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
      LL.B., Bachelor of Law
    • Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
      A.B., Bachelor of Arts
    Representative Cases
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 83 F.3d 610, 64 USLW 2711 (3rd Cir.Pa. 1996)
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 34 Fed.R.Serv.3d 407, 26 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,138 (3rd Cir.Pa. 1996)
    • Jackson v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 42 Cal.App.4th 1163, 50 Cal.Rptr.2d 66 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Jackson v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1221 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Jackson v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2059 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., 41 Cal.App.4th 1397, 49 Cal.Rptr.2d 256 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., 61 Cal. Comp. Cases 49, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 496 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 773 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1996)
    • Ahearn v. Fibreboard Corp., 162 F.R.D. 505 (E.D.Tex. 1995)
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 1995 WL 251402 (E.D.Pa. 1995)
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 160 F.R.D. 478 (E.D.Pa. 1995)
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 878 F.Supp. 716 (E.D.Pa. 1994)
    • Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., 1994 WL 124866 (E.D.Pa. 1994)
    • Carlough v. Amchem Products, Inc., 158 F.R.D. 314 (E.D.Pa. 1993)
    • Carlough v. Amchem Products, Inc., 834 F.Supp. 1437 (E.D.Pa. 1993)
    • Finlayson v. Sanbrook, 10 Cal.App.4th 1436, 13 Cal.Rptr.2d 406 (Cal.App. 6 Dist. 1992)
    • Jackson v. Deft, Inc., 223 Cal.App.3d 1305, 273 Cal.Rptr. 214 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1990)
    • Jackson v. Deft, Inc., 59 USLW 2260, Prod. Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 12,728 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1990)
    • Vermeulen v. Superior Court, 204 Cal.App.3d 1192, 251 Cal.Rptr. 805 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1988)
    • Vermeulen v. Superior Court, 57 USLW 2264 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1988)
    • Evangelatos v. Superior Court, 44 Cal.3d 1188, 753 P.2d 585 (Cal. 1988)
    • Evangelatos v. Superior Court, 246 Cal.Rptr. 629, 56 USLW 2627 (Cal. 1988)
    • Evangelatos v. Superior Court, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 11,762 (Cal. 1988)
    • Evans v. Celotex Corp., 194 Cal.App.3d 741, 238 Cal.Rptr. 259 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1987)
    • 12. North American Asbestos Corp. v. Superior Court, 180 Cal.App.3d 902, 225 Cal.Rptr. 877 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1986)
    • Courtney v. Abex Corp., 176 Cal.App.3d 343, 221 Cal.Rptr. 770 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1986)
    • Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co., 175 Cal.App.3d 445, 220 Cal.Rptr. 895 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
    • Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co., Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 10,882 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
    • General Foundry Service v. W.C.A.B., 213 Cal.Rptr. 420 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
    • Barbary Coast Furniture Co. v. Sjolie, 167 Cal.App.3d 319, 213 Cal.Rptr. 168 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
    • Maddon v. W.C.A.B., 154 Cal.App.3d 314, 201 Cal.Rptr. 146 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1984)
    • Blakey v. Superior Court, 153 Cal.App.3d 101, 200 Cal.Rptr. 52 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1984)
    • Berkebile v. W.C.A.B., 144 Cal.App.3d 940, 193 Cal.Rptr. 12 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. 1983)
    • Baptist v. W.C.A.B., 137 Cal.App.3d 903, 187 Cal.Rptr. 270 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1982)
    • 21. North American Asbestos Corp. v. Superior Court, 128 Cal.App.3d 138, 179 Cal. Rptr. 889 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1982)
    • Johns-Manville Products Corp. v. Superior Court, 27 Cal.3d 465, 612 P.2d 948 (Cal. 1980)
    • Johns-Manville Products Corp. v. Superior Court, 165 Cal.Rptr. 858, 9 A.L.R.4th 758 (Cal. 1980)
    • Denton v. Secretary of Air Force, 483 F.2d 21 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1973)
    • Harmon v. Finch, 460 F.2d 1229 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1972)
    • Parisi v. Davidson, 456 F.2d 686 (9th Cir. 1972)
    • Cobb v. Laird, 329 F.Supp. 780 (N.D.Cal. 1971)
    • 27. Cowles Communications, Inc. v. Department of Justice, 325 F.Supp. 726 (N.D. Cal. 1971)
    • Glazier v. Hackel, 440 F.2d 592 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1971)
    • IML Seatransit, Limited v. U. S., 323 F.Supp. 562 (N.D.Cal. 1971)
    • Parisi v. Davidson, 435 F.2d 299 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1970)
    • Zemke v. Larsen, 434 F.2d 1281 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1970)
    • Hall v. U. S., 314 F.Supp. 1135 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Denton v. Seamans, 315 F.Supp. 279 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Harvey v. Finch, 313 F.Supp. 323 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Maxwell v. U. S., 313 F.Supp. 245 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Prieto v. Stans, 321 F.Supp. 420 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Mindel v. U. S. Civil Service Commission, 312 F.Supp. 485 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • McFarlane v. DeYoung, 311 F.Supp. 321 (N.D.Cal. 1970)
    • Quon v. Stans, 309 F.Supp. 604 (N.D. Cal. 1970)
    • Jarrett v. Resor, 426 F.2d 213, 13 A.L.R. Fed. 137 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1970)
    • Beaty v. Kenan, 420 F.2d 55 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 1969)
    • Taylor v. Southern Pac. Co., 308 F.Supp. 606 (N.D.Cal. 1969)
    • Berman v. Resor, 302 F.Supp. 1200 (N.D.Cal. 1969)
    • Superior Trucking Co. v. U. S., 302 F.Supp. 257 (N.D.Ga. 1969)
    • Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. v. U. S., 298 F.Supp. 1269 (D.Del. 1969)
    • Iowa Beef Packers, Inc. v. U. S., 297 F.Supp. 1156 (N.D.Iowa 1969)
    • Drum Transport, Inc. v. U. S., 298 F.Supp. 667 (S.D.Ill. 1969)
    • Transit Homes, Inc. v. U. S., 299 F.Supp. 950 (D.C.S.C. 1969)
    • T. I. McCormack Trucking Co. v. U. S., 298 F.Supp. 39 (D.N.J. 1969)
    • Connecticut Limousine Service, Inc. v. U. S., 295 F.Supp. 1335 (D.Conn. 1969)
    • Southern Pac. Co. v. U. S., 298 F.Supp. 971 (N.D.Cal. 1969)
    • Southern Trucking Corp. v. U. S., 293 F.Supp. 297 (W.D.Tenn. 1968)
    • Houff Transfer, Inc. v. U. S., 291 F.Supp. 831 (W.D.Va. 1968)
    • Short Line, Inc. v. U. S., 290 F.Supp. 939 (D.R.I. 1968)
    • Younger Bros., Inc. v. U. S., 289 F.Supp. 545 (S.D.Tex. 1968)
    • Caravelle Exp., Inc. v. U. S., 287 F.Supp. 585 (D.Neb. 1968)
    • Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. U. S., 287 F.Supp. 354 (N.D.Tex. 1968)
    • Connecticut Limousine Service, Inc. v. U. S., 281 F.Supp. 681 (D.Conn. 1968)
    • National Bus Traffic Ass'n v. U. S., 284 F.Supp. 270 (N.D.Ill. 1967)
    • Goggin Truck Line, Inc. v. U. S., 276 F.Supp. 884 (M.D.Tenn. 1967)
    Classes and Seminars
    • Co-Chair, Mealey's National Asbestos Litigation Conference, 1998 - 2000
    • Co-Chair, Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, Philadelphia, PA , 2001
    • Chair, Mealey's First Annual ALI-ABA Seminar on Asbestos, New Orleans, 2001
    • Co-Chair, “Asbestos Litigation: The Next Generation,", American Conference Institute's, 2002
    • Member, Panel, Presenting the Latest Developments with Creditors’ Committees, Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, Chicago, 2002
    • Co-Chaired, Mealey's “Wall Street Forum: Asbestos”, New York City, 2002
    • Co-Chaired, "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century.", American Law Institute - American Bar Association's Advanced Course of Study
    • "Asbestos: Everybody's Problem", 2003 Public Affairs Conference , 2003
    • Co-Chaired, American Conference Institute's Two-Day 4th National Forum on Asbestos Litigation, 2003
    • Co-Chaired, "The Wall Street Forum: Asbestos", Mealey Publications, 2003
    • Lecturer, California Trial Lawyers Association
    • Lecturer, Consumer Attorneys of California
    • Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education
    • Moderator, California Trial Lawyers Association
    • Moderator, Consumer Attorneys of California
    • Moderator, Continuing Legal Education
    • Program Chairman, California Trial Lawyers Association
    • Program Chairman, Consumer Attorneys of California
    • Program Chairman, Continuing Legal Education
    • Speaker, Tobacco's Liability to Asbestos Disease Victims, Mealey's National Tobacco Litigation Conference, 1998
    • Faculty, Asbestos Trusts Seeking Recovery from Big Tobacco Andrews' 14th Annual Asbestos Conference in New Orleans
    • Speaker, 15th Tobacco Products Liability Conference, Northeastern University School of Law in Boston
    • Lectured, "Liability Theories and Defenses", Mealey's Asbestos Litigation 101 Seminar
    • Lectured, Asbestos and Tobacco Litigation, Andrews' Asbestos Seminar
    • Guest Speaker, Future Prospects for Asbestos Companies and Trends in Asbestos Litigation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Global Leveraged Finance Conference, 2001
    • Speaker, Professor Francis McGovern's "Mass Tort Litigation" Seminar , University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law, 2001
    • Guest Speaker, Professor Robert Rabin's "Toxic Harms Seminar", Stanford Law School, 2000
    • Speaker, Georgetown "Mass Tort Litigation Institute", 2000
    • Speaker, "Asbestos Litigation Today: Trends and Solutions,", Pepperdine University School of Law, 2003
    • Speaker, Legislative Issues Relating to Non-Malignant / Unimpaired Asbestos Cases, Mealey's National & International Asbestos Litigation Conference, 2003
    • Co-Chair, American Law Institute - American Bar Association's 3rd Annual "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century" Seminar, 2003
    • Speaker, “Asbestos Litigation 2004: California and Its Impact on National Litigation -- Trends and Solutions.”, University of San Francisco School of Law's CLE Symposium, 2004
    • Co-Chaired, "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century" Seminar, American Law Institute - American Bar Association's, 2004
    • Speaker, Mealey's "Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference" in New York City, 2006
    • Speaker, Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference in Chicago, 2007

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • New York, 1967
    • California, 1970
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Other Affiliations
    • ALI - ABA's Litigation Advisory Panel (Member)
    • Manville and H.K. Porter Trusts (Special Counsel)
    • Raymark Trustee (Special Counsel)
    • National Association of Manufacturers, 2003 (Panelist)
    • Mealey's Asbestos Premise Liability Conference in San Francisco, 2003 (Panelist)
    • Mealey's Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference in Chicago, 2005 (Panelist)
    • ALI - ABA's "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century", 2005 (Co-Chair)
    • ALI - ABA's "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century, 2006 (Co-Chair)
    • ALI - ABA's "Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century", 2007 (Co-Chair)
    • National Latex Multi-District Litigation (Federal and State Court Liaison Committee)
    • National Latex Multi-District Litigation (Discovery Committee)
    • California State Court Healthcare Latex Cases (Plaintiffs' Liaison Co-Counsel)
    • Asbestos Litigation Group (Member)
    • Consumers Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1980 - 1995 (Member, Board of Governors)
    • Consumers Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1989 (Parliamentarian)
    • Consumers Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 (Vice-President)
    • Alameda - Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, 1975 - 1983 (Member, Board of Governors)
    • Alameda - Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 (President)
    • Federal Bar Association (Member)
    • New York State Bar Association (Member)
    • California State Bar Association (Member)
    • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member)
    • AFL-CIO Lawyers' (Member, Coordinating Committee)
    • New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
    • American Association for Justice (Member)
    • UK's Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) (Member)
    • Allen E. Broussard Law School Scholarship Fund (Chairman, Board of Directors)
    • California Consumers Attorneys of California, 1980 - 1995 (Board of Governors)
    • California Consumers Attorneys of California, 1990 (Vice-President)
    • California Consumers Attorneys of California, 1989 (Parliamentarian)
    • National Latex Multi-District Litigation (Plaintiffs' Steering Committee)
    • Alameda County Bar Association
    • Great Britain's Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Counsel/Member)
    Past Positions
    • Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, D.C., Assistant to the General Counsel, 1967 - 1969
    • Northern District of California, Assistant United States Attorney, 1969 - 1971
    • Werchick & Werchick, San Francisco, Associate, 1971 - 1974

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Life After 51: The Trial Lawyers Guide to Joint & Several Liability in California, July, 1986

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