Asbestos Trusts are Rigged by Steven Kazan – An Asbestos Plaintiff Lawyer!
Could there be a more corrupt lawyer in American History than Steven Kazan? Impossible.
You cannot find me a lawyer, like Kazan, who has stolen MORE than $1Billion. You cannot find me a lawyer, like Kazan, who has engaged in racketeering, criminal conduct, and insider dealing for over 20 years. And you cannot find me a lawyer, like Kazan, who has bribed Judges and lied to Courts more than Steven Kazan. Kazan is the worst of the worst.
Every future victim of Asbestos Diseases loses because of Asbestos Funds that Kazan has Stolen !! Every single one.
Asbestos Trusts are completely rigged!! Insider dealing, corruption, and concealment exists at nearly every Asbestos Trust. While the ‘rules’ of all Asbestos Trusts indicate “every Asbestos Victim shall be treated equally…”… This is never the case. For nearly 2 decades, one man is primarily responsible for this mass fraud.
STEVEN KAZAN – THE MOST CORRUPT LAWYER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
How does he do it? How does he steal “billions” from those he’s supposed to protect? 4 Simple Steps. The “King of Corruption” Steven Kazan does it with 4 ‘simple’ steps.
5 Methods Mesothelioma Plaintiff Lawyer Steven Kazan Uses to Manipulate Asbestos Trusts and Litigation to Misappropriate Millions from Asbestos Victims
5 Steps Used by Steven Kazan to Manipulate Asbestos Trusts and Misappropriate Millions:
- Kazan is the “King of Double Dipping” – First, Kazan conceals his Mesothelioma Clients true Asbestos exposures from Solvent Companies (i.e. JMM, G.E., Ford etc…) so he can blame the Solvent Companies entirely in litigation. This allows Kazan to first dip into Solvent Companies and their Insurance (through deception and lies) for large settlements. Once these Solvent Companies have settled with Kazan (Kazan’s first dip into monies), Kazan then tells a completely different story on behalf of his Mesothelioma clients with Asbestos Trusts Claim filings — all Asbestos Trusts which Kazan also controls (and keeps details suppressed) as a Fiduciary. Kazan is then paid out grossly excessive values from nearly EVERY Asbestos Trust (on claims which directly contradict allegations Kazan made against solvent companies) by his buddies (such as his former local Judge Ken Kawaichi who is not a Trustee) and those with whom he engages in collusion.
- Kazan Suppresses Asbestos Claims from “other” Law Firms: Since Kazan only represents mesothelioma victims, Kazan suppresses any and all Asbestos Claims that are not mesothelioma claims. How does he accomplish this? 2 Ways – A) Hires/Colludes with insiders (Ankura) to conduct sham audits to ban Doctors writing reports for non-mesothelioma claims. Ankura Consulting is now being sued by 3 Doctors specifically related to these sham audits. Doc.12.Amended Complaint.DURHAM.07.27.20. B) As a Fiduciary on 30 Trusts, Kazan inserts rules (no one objects) which ultimately benefit his claims yet suppress thousands of claims. For example, making medical requirements more stringent and difficult for Asbestos Victims; In addition, Kazan has diverted millions in Trust Funds to (former Asbestos Defense) lawyers to file sham/fictitious Lawsuits against other Plaintiff counsel to wipe out/ban their claims. 9th Circuit Opinion – Case Remanded – Mandelbrot Please see my prior blog posts regarding the Western Asbestos and Thorpe Insulation Trusts. Kazan is complete fraud.
- Kazan Discredits the System (: The buffoon Kazan stood before Congress and LIED! Discrediting the Asbestos Litigation System regarding non-mesothelioma cases. By doing this, Asbestos Trusts look at all non-mesothelioma claims with greater scrutiny. Kazan – Fraud before House Judiciary Committee (2002)
- Kazan Divides Asbestos Plaintiffs (favored Firms versus non-Favored) and Rules as a Dictator – This is easy for him. Kazan, along with his “favored” Law Firms, always get favorable treatment from the $30 Billion Dollar Asbestos Trusts (often at least 5 times more than identical claims from other Firms). In addition, Kazan falsely criticizes competitors to create bias’ and favoritism. Since Kazan in integral (a Fiduciary) in appointing other Asbestos Trust Fiduciaries (like his former Alameda Asbestos Judge and close buddy Ken Kawaichi), Kazan appoints those favorable to him who ALSO often value his claims. No question – Kazan gets favorable treatment. Kazan is the definition of a Fraudulent Fiduciary. He should be in jail.
- Kazan Distorts the Truth About Rivals/Competitors See #1 and #2 above. Kazan falsely accuses Rivals of filing fraudulent claims (while he’s filing them!) and initiates sham Lawsuits. Kazan has been doing this for decades. In addition, while paying off UCSF Doctors just to get his mesothelioma cases, Kazan also distorts the Truth about rivals. Simply put – the biggest fraud in Asbestos is Steven Kazan….
Want more Fraud by Kazan? Here’s a good one. In approximately 2017, just as the Department of Justice was closing in on Kazan’s decades of Medicare Fraud, Kazan took two large Asbestos Trusts (Pittsburgh Corning and NARCO), and stole nearly $100 million to pay his client’s Medicare debts. How did he do it without the U.S. Trustee or Department of Justice find out? Kazan colluded with the NARCO Trustees (not surprisingly, his former Judge Ken Kawaichi) and Pittsburgh Corning Trustees (also Kazan’s ‘buddies’) to state there was a “calculation error”. And as a result, ALL of Kazan’s Claimants (who had already received grossly excessive values from the PCC and NARCO Trusts) were awarded additional funds (at least $50m total). This covered Kazan’s (and his clients) Medicare debts and got the D.O.J. and U.S. Trustee to halt any investigation/lawsuits against Kazan. Little do they (the U.S. Trustee and D.O.J.) know these was debts were paid with Kazan-stolen funds….
But wait…there is a close second in the Corruption G.O.A.T. Hall of Fame. Alan Brayton. Kazan’s sidekick in fraud. Everything above can also be said about Alan Brayton. Everything. How do I know? I worked at Brayton Purcell and saw it from the inside. Brayton is the King of Fraud. Kazan is the King of Corruption. Both should be in jail.
But wait…there’s more…Kazan and Brayton also receive favorable treatment from corrupt Judges. Specifically, Sheri Bluebond – the Bankruptcy Judge over a Billion dollars in Trusts (Thorpe Insulation/J.T. Thorpe, Inc.). Bluebond KNOWS that fraud/theft is being committed on a daily basis by Kazan and Brayton and what does she do? Ignores the information. Lies in Annual Reports. Add Judge Sheri Bluebond to the Mount Rushmore of Asbestos Trust Fraud next to Steve Kazan and Alan Brayton. No Honest Judge Would Ignore This Trust Fund Theft Below (Alan Brayton using Trust Funds for his wedding – check included)!. See attached. Asbestos Trust Check used to pay for Brayton’s WEDDING -but there’s more!! Here is the e-mail from Brayton’s wife to the Trust! E-Mail dated September 25, 2015 to Brayton’s Wife from Trust on Reimbursement for Wedding Dinner NO HONEST JUDGE WOULD IGNORE THIS THEFT – ONLY JUDGE SHERI BLUEBOND – CORRUPT LOS ANGELOS BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
The Most Dishonest Judge in the Country – Sheri Bluebond – Kazan Couldn’t Accomplish his Fraud without insider dealings to Bluebond
And of course – Kazan’s sidekick – Alan Brayton who was also heavily involved in Kazan and Bluebond’s fraud.