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Below are summaries of our trials from 2004.
A jury determined that a floor installer suffering from the cancer mesothelioma was entitled to over $659,000 due to his on-the-job exposure to asbestos.
(Morris Nagl and Donna Nagl v. Dowman Products Inc. , 2004, Case No. 02-04-04227, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County)
A family in Novato, California, received a payout of over $2 million from the September 11 Victim Relief Fund. Brayton Purcell LLP represented the family in a pro bono effort that was part of the Trial Lawyers Care (TLC) program. TLC is a nonprofit corporation of volunteer trial lawyers providing legal services to September 11th victims.
(Bench Trial to Special Master, 2004, Department of Justice, New York City, New York)
Donald Perman v. Duro Dyne Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James McBride
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1,250,000
November – December 2004
In Re Group 282 v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al.
Consolidated Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Premises Liability-Negligence
Cases Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $350,000
October 2004
Thomas McClure v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James Robertson II
Trial Type: Products Liability-Premises Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $650,000
August – September 2004
Anne Mader v. Owens Illinois Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James McBride
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved at Beginning of Voir Dire: Excess of $250,000
August 2004
Stanley Ives v. Hamilton Building Materials Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. David Ballati
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved After Jury Selection: Excess of $700,000
August 2004
David Davis v. Kelly Moore Paint Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. David Ballati
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $550,000
July 2004
Richard Reynolds v. Hill Brothers Chemical Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $750,000
July 2004
Harlan Ketchum v. Union Carbide Corporation
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Peter Busch
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Verdict: Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $3,600,000
June – July 2004
Morris Nagl and Donna Nagl v. Dowman Products Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Circuit Court: Multnomah County, Oregon
Judge: Hon. John A. Wittmayer
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Verdict: $659,720.87
May – June 2004
In Re Department of Justice – September 11 Victim Relief Fund
Bench Trial to Special Master
Department of Justice: New York City, New York
Judge: Special Master Kenneth Feinberg
Trial Type: Victim Compensation Fund-Congressional Mandate
Judgment: Claimant Family Awarded $2,083,000
May 2004
Robert Ryan v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John E. Munter
Trial Type: Products Liability-Disputed Mesothelioma
Verdict: Defense on Medical Diagnosis
Case Resolved with Remaining Defendants: Excess of $500,000
March 2004
John Kiss v. Asbestos Defendants, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Charlene Padovani Mitchell
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Colon Cancer
Verdict: Case Resolved at Opening Statements: Excess of $1,500,000
February – March 2004
