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Asbestos Cases in 2005

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Selected Verdicts: 2005

SF Jury Finds Chrysotile Asbestos Causes Rare Peritoneal Mesothelioma
A jury awarded over $1.9 million to a 71–year–old retired sheet metal worker, Genaro Garcia, who developed peritoneal mesothelioma from his prior on–the–job exposure to asbestos.
(Genaro Garcia and Delia Garcia v. Duro Dyne Corporation and Holmes & Narver, Inc., 2005, Case No. 418098, San Francisco Superior Court)
Jury Awards $2.8 Million for Terminal Asbestosis
A San Francisco jury awarded Harold Phelps and his wife Neva $2.8 million in damages because of occupational exposure to asbestos.
(Harold Phelps v. Hamilton Materials, Inc., 2005, Case No. 433734, San Francisco Superior Court)
San Francisco Jury Delivers Verdict of $3.4 Million in Colon Cancer Asbestos Trial
A San Francisco jury delivered a plaintiff’s verdict of over $3.4 million for Ralph Pierce, a 70–year old retired machine operator and supervisor suffering from colon cancer from his on–the–job exposure to asbestos products.
(Ralph Pierce v. Certainteed Corporation, 2005, Case No. 408642, San Francisco Superior Court)
Orange County Jury Assesses $62,000 in Asbestosis Case
An Orange County jury assessed damages of $62,000 in favor of a retired pipefitter with asbestosis and pleural disease caused by his occupational exposure to asbestos.
(Ronald Kautz v. Advocate Mines, Ltd, 2005, Case No. 00CC14366, Orange County Superior Court)
Seattle Jury Delivers Plaintiff Verdict of $242,500 in Asbestosis Case
A Seattle jury awarded $242,500 to a paper mill worker suffering from asbestosis due to his exposure to asbestos in dryer felts.
(Ernest Coulter and Lerose Coulter v. ACandS, Inc. et al., 2005, Case No. 01–2–34675–0SEA, King County Superior Court, WA)
San Francisco Jury Awards $8,673,704 in Mesothelioma Case
A San Francisco jury awarded $8,673,704.74 to a 60 year old former United States Navy machinist and engineering officer suffering from terminal pleural mesothelioma caused by his service–related exposure to asbestos.
(Anthony Cadlo and Maxlyn Cadlo v. John Crane Inc. and Metalclad Insulation Corp., 2005, Case No. 412325, San Francisco Superior Court)
San Francisco Jury Awards $1,250,000.00 in Asbestosis Case
A San Francisco jury unanimously awarded damages of $1,250,000.00 in favor of a retired pipefitter with asbestosis and pleural disease caused by his occupational exposure to asbestos.
(Geronia Quarles v. Advocate Mines, Ltd., 2005, Case No.409170, San Francisco Superior Court)

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