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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. JOHN CRANE was one of the manufacturers of packing material used by Mr. Bjerke during these years. The jury agreed that JOHN CRANE was liable for its failure to warn.
The NY Shipyard in Camden New Jersey was at one time one of the busiest shipyards involved in the construction of navy and merchant ships. the use of asbestos was common place. In the last 6 months alone we filed suit for people diagnosed with mesothelioma. There have been dozens of other mesothelioma cases diagnosed as a result of asbestos exposure at this shipyard.
A mesothelioma diagnoses is devastating news for families who hear the news. Fortunately treatment options are progressing and more hospitals are skilled in addressing mesothelioma. In addition to the ability to file a lawsuit there is currently more than 40 billion dollars in bankruptcy trusts available for families dealing endothelium to help them pay bills and compensate them for their losses.
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Today a Brazoria County, Texas jury awarded Maxine Puckett, the widow of Danny Puckett, 1.2 million dollars in a trial involving defendants Union Carbide and Montello . The jury found each of the defendants 15% liable. Mr. Puckett died of mesothelioma at age 59.
Mr. Puckett was exposed to drilling mud additives containing Union Carbide asbestos. Union Carbide argued there was no exposure to its products.
Our friends Scott Frost and Greg Lisemby of Waters & Krause represented the plaintiff.
Mike Terry and Kevin Jordan represented Union Carbide.
In this case Advocate a miner of asbestos took a pay position throughout the trial. Justice prevailed. Congratulations to James Nevin who tried the case.
Today the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the jury’s $4.6 verdict against John Crane in the Newinski case tried last spring by Christian Hartley and Michael Strom. Crane’s appeal challenged several discretionary rulings by the trial court, Crane also challenged the very existence of joint and several liability in Minnesota products liability cases. Crane asserted that Minnesota employs several liability only. The plaintiffs argued that Minnesota has joint and several but that defendants can use a process called "reallocation" to reallocate shares of uncollectible entities’ fault (in this case OCF, Asbestospray, and Anchor) to all at fault parties, and somewhat the reduce the full impact of joint and several. The effect of the trial court’s reallocation to the case was to reduce Crane’s joint and several liability from $3,689,193 to $3,381,722. The Minnesota not only upheld the trial court’s application of joint and several, but also ruled that Crane was not currently entitled to reallocation. . Anyone interested in the opinion can find it at www.mncourts.gov under the court of appeals’ unpublished opinions.
The family of a Missouri man battled 4 companies in court over Robert Wagner’s death from mesothelioma. Eventually the jury found in the family’s favor. After 3 weeks of trial the jury found the companies Bondex and Conwed knew about that asbestos dangers but failed to warn.
In one of the most hotly contested cases involving mesothelioma the defendant Union Carbide called Victor Roggli as its chief medical witness, Victor Roggli is considered one of the premiere defense medical witnesses and has given his opinions in almost every state in the union. If you click on the link below you can read the actual grueling cross examination of Cohen, Placitella & Roth partner Joel Rosen. Mr Rosen forced doctor Roggli to admit numerous issues concerning the dangers of asbestos and its ability to cause cancer. The entire testimony can be viewed including the questioning by Union Carbide and Mr Rosen by clicking on
http://www.mesotheliomalegalblog.com/mesothelioma-litigation/Asbestos-Defense-Expert-Cross-Examined-at-Trial–1-31354.html
General Electric began manufacturing asbestos products in the 1930s as well as specifying asbestos products for use on its equipment. In this actual testimony GE admits knowledge of asbestos dangers and cancer. You can draw your own conclusions concerning whether GE acted properly in communicating its knolwedge to workers. To read the actual testimony please click on:
