Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
On January 23, 2017, a NYCAL jury awarded $75 million in damages to plaintiffs Marlena F. Robaey and her husband, Edward Robaey, in a living peritoneal mesothelioma case for a 49-year old female. Justice Joan A. Madden presided over the trial where the plaintiffs alleged bystander and take-home asbestos exposure through Edward Robaey’s automotive work. … Continued
A jury found defendant Dana Companies not negligent in manufacturing and/or selling asbestos containing gaskets without adequate warning in a recent New York mesothelioma case despite a finding of exposure to the defendant’s gaskets. The plaintiff, Michael Colsten, claimed exposure to asbestos while working as an automotive mechanic at General Tire from 1965 through 1969 and … Continued
On November 2, 2016, a NYCAL jury awarded a total of $12.5 million in damages to the estate of an auto mechanic, a lifelong smoker who was allegedly exposed to asbestos from almost 10 years of repair work on forklifts in the New York City area. The jury ultimately assigned 55 percent on the defendant … Continued
On October 24, 2016, a Los Angeles County jury awarded a total of $7 million in damages to Peter J. Lamonica and his wife, Exine Lamonica, in a case where multiple defendants were found liable as the cause to Lamonica’s mesothelioma. The verdict sheet demonstrates the jury found the defendant’s negligence was a substantial factor … Continued
A Miami-Dade County jury recently awarded Rosa-Maria Britt $8.5 million for the passing of Dennis Britt in a case against Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation. An additional $519,265.69 was awarded for medical and funeral expenses. Read the verdict sheet here.
On August 30, 2016, a Miami, Florida jury awarded nearly $21.4 million in damages to Richard Batchelor and his wife, Regina, in a case where the plaintiffs alleged that Bechtel Corporation caused his mesothelioma. The case proceeded only against the defendants Bechtel Corporation and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, as Foster Wheeler settled the day before … Continued
In a case involving a variety of alleged asbestos exposures, trial proceeded against three defendants – Lorillard Tobacco, H&V, and Whittaker Clark – for asbestos exposures through allegedly contaminated talc and Kent cigarettes with micronite filters. The jury found that plaintiff did not prove by a preponderance of the evidence its failure to warn claims … Continued
On June 24, 2016 a NYCAL jury awarded a plaintiff, Frank Gondar, $22 million. The award was broken down $12 million for past pain and suffering and $10 million for future pain and suffering. Mr. Gondar was living and had been diagnosed with mesothelioma. He owned a part-time construction company from 1953 to 1973 and … Continued
The plaintiff in this case, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma, maintained dry kilns and boilers with asbestos gaskets sold by Mar-Dustrial, which denied selling products to the mill where the plaintiff worked from 1969-2000. The jury disagreed with Mar-Dustrial, and awarded the plaintiff $3.25 million for pain and suffering and $1.75 million for loss of … Continued
The plaintiff, Walter Miller, filed suit against a number of defendants alleging that his mesothelioma was caused by exposure to asbestos through his use of a brake grinding machine manufactured by Ammco. At trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the sole defendant remaining at trial, Hennessy Industries, Inc. … Continued