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A Los Angeles Jury Finds John Crane Liable in 2.1 Million Dollar Mesothelioma Verdict
A Los Angeles jury awarded Stanley & Janelle Bjerke, a $2.1 million dollar verdict. Mr. Bjerke, who is 77 years old, has pleural mesothelioma. During the 1950s through 1990s, he worked as a machinist and planner at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. … [Read More...]
14 Million Dollars Awarded in Miami Mesothelioma Trial Involving Union Carbide
Today a Miami jury handed Union Carbide a major loss in a mesothelioma asbestos case. Union Carbide is a supplier of asbestos that is incorporated into other products like Spackle or joint compound. In this case, the jury assessed Union Carbide with … [Read More...]
Virginia jury awards $6 million against John Crane and Garlock in asbestos case
Two veteran asbestos litigators Robert Hatten and Joseph Satterly prevailed in their continuing battle with asbestos gasket companies John Crane and Garlock. For Mr. Hatten this is the sixth victory in a row against John Crane. The jury … [Read More...]
Jury Awards $200 Million Asbestos Verdict in Case Involving Certainteed
In an extraordinary case, a California jury awarded Rhoda and Bobby Evans $200 million in punitive damages against Certainteed Corp. in a Los Angeles courtroom. This was the second phase of the trial. In the first phase of trial, the same jury … [Read More...]
Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
Here is a listing of the current Mesothelioma Clinical Trials from the National Cancer Institute: Mesothelioma Avastin Plus Pemetrexed-cisplatin Study Phase: Phase III, Phase II Type: Treatment Status: Active Age: 18 to 75 Sponsor: Other Protocol … [Read More...]
Mesothelioma Support Groups
I have provided a list of support groups for victims of mesothelioma: http://www.acor.org/support.html - Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) manages a mailing list for mesothelioma patients. http://www.alcase.org/support/suptrgroups.html … [Read More...]
$3 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict
A Brownsville Texas jury handed a 3 million dollar asbestos verdict last week. The plaintiff , Oscar Torres (72 yrs old) , worked for Brown and Root at the Union Carbide Chemical plant in Brownsville, Texas from approx. 1974 to 1977. Mr Torres was diagnosed … [Read More...]
11 Million Dollar Mesothelioma Verdict
Our friends and co counsel John Langdoc and Denyse Clancy obtained an 11 million dollar verdict in a construction related mesothelioma case. All the defendants in the case settled before the verdict with the exception of Bondex. The Jury determined that … [Read More...]
$17 million Mesothelioma verdict against Honeywell and Abex
Yesterday an Illinois jury handed down a surprising verdict against two former asbestos product manufacturers. According to the attorneys involved in the case, the verdict was returned on the novel liability theory of corporate conspiracy. Typically … [Read More...]
9.5 Million Dollar Verdict in Take Home Mesothelioma Case
Today a Baltimore jury returned a verdict of $9,985,000 against ATTRANSCO on behalf of LeRoy J. Conway, Jr. and his wife, Yolanda. Leroy's father worked for ATTRANSCO beginning in the early 1960s through the 1970s as a merchant mariner in the … [Read More...]