Asbestos Cases in 2006

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Selected Verdicts: 2006

Verdict of Over $18.5 Million for Aerospace Plastics Molder Suffering from Mesothelioma
A jury ruled in favor of a former plastics molder suffering from mesothelioma, assessing over $18.5 million in damages against a former asbestos mining and manufacturing company.
(David Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation, 2006 Case No. 445300, San Francisco Superior Court)
San Francisco Jury Awards Over $11.5 Million in Asbestos Case
A jury awarded over $1.1 million to a Navy veteran suffering from asbestosis and $400,000 to his wife for the loss of his companionship. The defendant, Asbestos Corporation Limited, acted with malice or oppression, according to the jury, which added another $10 million in punitive damages against the company.
(Joseph Garza and Mary Garza v. Asbestos Corporation Limited, 2006 Case No. 438144, San Francisco Superior Court)
Jury Returns Verdict of Over $750,000 for Mix–up of Stillborn Child’s Cremated Remains
An Ohio jury returned a verdict of over $750,000 in favor of a young couple whose stillborn son’s cremated remains were mixed with those of an adult.
(Tonya Leach and Edward Squire v. E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home et al., 2006, Case No. CV 04 546335, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio)
Verdict of $1,917,400 for Retired Navy Machinist Exposed to Asbestos
A jury ruled in favor of a retired machinist, Charlton Clemmer, and his wife, Kay, in their products liability and negligence trial against John Crane, Inc., a former manufacturer of asbestos–containing valve and pump packing, and Thorpe Insulation Company, a former supplier and distributor of asbestos thermal insulation.
(Charlton and Kay Clemmer v. John Crane, Inc. and Thorpe Insulation Company, 2006, Case No. 434434, San Francisco Superior Court)
SF Jury Awards $1,083,000 in Asbestos Cancer Case
A jury awarded $1,083,000 to Merle Sandy, a 60–year–old retired pipefitter suffering from asbestos pleural disease, asbestosis and colon cancer caused by his on–the–job exposure to asbestos.
(Merle Sandy v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, 2006, Case No. 324212, San Francisco Superior Court)

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