Below are summaries of our trials from 2007.
Asbestos Verdict of Over $868,000 for Family of Drywall Taper
A jury returned a verdict of over $868,000 in favor of the family of a drywall taper who died of asbestosis and asbestos pleural disease.
(Aline Ivance, Vicky Woolley, and Lindy Schluter v. Rich–Tex, Inc. , 2007 Case No. 419435, San Francisco Superior Court)
Selected Verdicts: 2007
James Dudick v. Hamilton Materials, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Nancy L. Davis
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved Before Jury Selection: Excess of $200,000
December 2007
Kenneth and Flora Norris v. ConocoPhillips Company, Tosco Refining Company, Inc., Plant Insulation Company, Quintec Industries, Inc., Asbestos Corporation Limited, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest H. Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1.25 million
December 2007
Judy Oxford, et al. vs. Foster Wheeler Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma-Wrongful Death
Verdict: $2,039,519
November 2007 – January 2008
In re Brayton Group 364 v. Plant Insulation Company, Republic Supply Company, Parker Boiler Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved Before Jury Selection: Excess of $1.5 million
October 2007
Anthony Dudick v. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Suzanne R. Bolanos
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Other Cancer
Case Resolved Before Jury Selection: Excess of $130,000
October 2007
Jersey & Shirley Gray v. Allis-Chalmers Prod. Liability Trust, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Renal Cell Carcinoma
Case Resolved After Jury Selection/Opening Statements: Excess of $950,000
September – October 2007
In re Brayton Group 402 v. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Buffalo Pumps, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Suzanne R. Bolanos
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Other Cancer
Case Resolved Before Jury Selection: Excess of $600,000
September 2007
John Siegel v. Sequoia Ventures, Inc., J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $500,000
September 2007
George Goodyard v. Leslie Controls, Inc., Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc., FMC Corporation-Turbo Pump Operation, IMO Industries, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1,550,000
August 2007
Twila Hartford v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Federal Employee Liability Act-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved After Presentation of Plaintiff’s Case: Excess of $1,000,000
August 2007
Shirley McClure v. Plant Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved After Plaintiff’s Opening Statement: Excess of $900,000
July 2007
In re Brayton Group 404 v. Swinerton Builders, Kentile Floors, Inc., Robertshaw Controls Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $3.4 million
July 2007
In re Brayton Group 370 v. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Hamilton Materials, Inc., Rockwell Automation, Inc. et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved Between Jury Selection and Opening Statements: Excess of $900,000
July 2007
In re Asbestos Groups 378/391
Civil Jury Trials
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Asbestosis-Pleural Disease
Case Resolved During Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: 6 Trial Cases, 9 Trial Defendants in Excess of $100,000 Per Case
June – July 2007
In re Brayton Group 381 v. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Osram Sylvania Inc., General Cable Corporation, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1 million
June 2007
In re Brayton Group 371 v. Crane Co., National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Mary Wiss
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Cancer
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $745,000
June 2007
In re Brayton Group 393 v. Advocate Mines, J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Thorpe Insulation Company, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Mary Wiss
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Motions in Limine: Excess of $875,000
June 2007
Albert Cook v. Plant Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Mary Wiss
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved at Jury Selection: Excess of $250,000
May – June 2007
In re Brayton Group 375 v. Contra Costa Electric, Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust, D.W. Nicholson Corporation, Ford Motor Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $4.3 million
May 2007
Edward McIntyre v. Metalclad Insulation Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John Stewart
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Presentation of Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $2,600,000
April 2007
Ruth Cash, et. al v. Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $150,000
April 2007
Peter and Agnes Reiss v. Pneumo-Abex Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. John E. Munter
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: Excess of $525,000
March – April 2007
Janet Blakley v. Metalclad Insulation Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Charlotte Woolard
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved After Jury Selection: Excess of $525,000
March 2007
Aline Ivance, et al. v. Rich-Tex, Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Julie Tang
Trial Type: Products Liability-Asbestosis
Verdict: $868,787.64
Case Resolved with Remaining Defendants: Excess of $320,000
March 2007
Rollen Cox (family) and Wenton Hutchinson (family) v. Beazer East, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Product Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Cases Resolved During Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: Excess of $700,000 and $800,000
February 2007
Samuel Barrick v. Allen Bradley Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ronald Quidachay
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved at Voir Dire: Excess of $1,750,000
February 2007
Joseph Kotarski v. Rheem Manufacturing Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. A. James Robertson
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Pre-trial Motions: Excess of $2,250,000
January 2007
