Asbestos Cases in 2003
Selected Verdicts: 2003
- Brayton Purcell Wins Verdicts for Clients Against Center for Claims Resolution
- The Center for Claims Resolution (CCR), a settlement organization comprised of former manufacturers
of asbestos products, should not have sent the plaintiffs in asbestos cases checks for amounts that
were less than what was agreed to in the original settlements. CCR had claimed that it was not liable
for the shortages because they were due to the financial problems of its member companies.
(In re: Complex Asbestos Litigation: Patricia Anderegg, et al. v. Center for Claims Resolution, 2003, Case No. 828684, San Francisco Superior Court) - San Francisco Jury Awards $2,999,543 in Asbestos Case
- A San Francisco jury awarded $2,999,543 to a 74–year old retired electrician who is terminally
ill with pleural mesothelioma caused by occupational asbestos exposure. He worked with asbestos–containing
phenolic plastic compounds and asbestos–containing parts on electrical equipment.
(Philip Hoeffer v. Rockwell Automation, 2003, Case No. 28817, San Francisco Superior Court) - Over $5 Million Awarded in Asbestos Lung Cancer Case
- An asbestos lung cancer victim who was employed as a Navy machinist and engineering officer was awarded
over $5 million by a San Francisco jury. He had worked with asbestos gaskets and steam packing as well
as with asbestos–containing marine valves during his career.
(Edward Jones v. John Crane Incorporated, et al, 2003, San Francisco Superior Court) - SF Jury Awards Over $1.1 Million to Engineer with Asbestosis
- A San Francisco jury awarded over $1.1 million to a stationary engineer suffering from asbestosis
due to his exposure to asbestos. For 35 years, his job included maintaining laundry equipment. He replaced
asbestos–containing binders, pads, and covers––items manufactured by the defendants.
(Asbestos Plaintiff v. American Laundry Machinery, Inc., 2003, San Francisco Superior Court)
Also see verdicts for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, and 1995–1997.
