Asbestos Cases in 2002
Selected Verdicts: 2002
- SF Jury Awards $150,000 to Mechanic with Asbestosis
- A San Francisco jury awarded $150,000 to a retired instrument mechanic and maintenance supervisor suffering from asbestos pleural disease and asbestosis caused by on–the–job exposure to asbestos.
- San Francisco Jury Awards $33.7 Million to Former Navy Electrician
- In what is believed to be the largest verdict ever in a California asbestos case, a San Francisco
jury awarded a total of $33.7 million to a navy electrician and his wife. Mr. Todak, who suffers from
mesothelioma, was awarded $22.7 million and his wife received $11 million for loss of consortium.
(Alfred Todak v. Foster Wheeler L.L.C., 2002, San Francisco Superior Court)
Also see verdicts for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, and 1995–1997.
