Below are summaries of our trials from 2017.
George Lucas v. Triple A Machine Shop, Inc
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Andrew Y.S. Cheng
Trial Type: Personal Injury – Mesothelioma – Negligence
Verdict: $24,260,000.00
According to the Daily Journal, this was the highest non-reversed verdict of any type of case in California in 2017.
Resolved as to Other Case Defendants in Excess of $3,800,000.00
October – November 2017
Shirley Ashworth, et al. v. Chris & Dick’s, et al.
Jurisdiction: Salt Lake City, Utah
Judge: Randall Skanchy
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence- Wrongful Death- Mesothelioma
Case resolved during Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: Excess of $840,000
October – November 2017
Michael Rhodes v. California Drywall Company et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Newton Lam
Trial Type – Asbestosis – Retired Insulator – Negligence of contractors
Case resolved after Motions in Limine at start of jury selection in excess of $400,000.00 as to all case defendants.
September 2017
Robert and Bonnie Sprague v. John Crane Inc.
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Judge: Hon. Stephen Bushong
Trial Type: Personal Injury – Mesothelioma – Negligence and Products Liability
Verdict: $5,743,853
July – August 2017
Press: The Oregonian
Walter & Barbara Hunt v. Sequoia Ventures, et al.
Superior Court: Los Angeles (Chatsworth), California
Judge: Hon. Randy Rhodes
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Asbestosis
Case Resolved during Voir Dire: Excess of $495,000
July 2017
Dawn Steadman, et al. v. ExxonMobil et al.
Superior Court: Los Angeles (Stanley Mosk), California
Judge: Hon. Maryann Murphy
Trial Type: Negligence-Wrongful Death- Mesothelioma
Case Resolved during Voir Dire: Excess of $1,000,000
June 2017
Vivian Reynolds, et al. v. Cooper Industries, et al.
Superior Court: Los Angeles (Stanley Mosk), California
Judge: Hon. Charles Palmer
Trial Type: Products Liability- Negligence- Wrongful Death- Mesothelioma
Case Resolved after Jury Selection: Excess of $750,000
May 2017
Glenda Young, et. al. v. On Marine Services Company LLC, Foseco, Inc., Owens-Illinois, Inc,. et. al.
Civil Jury Trial
Salt Lake City Superior Court, Utah
Judge: Hon. Randall Skanchy
Trial Type: Wrongful Death – Mesothelioma – Negligence and Products Liability
Case Resolved Between Motions in Limine and Jury Selection As to All Case Defendants In Excess of $1,520,000.00
April 2017
Larry & Arlinda Watson v. Foster Lumber Yard, Inc., O’Connor Lumber Company, John Crane Inc., et. al.
Civil Jury Trial
Solano County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Paul L. Beeman
Trial Type: Personal Injury- Mesothelioma – Negligence and Products Liability
Case Resolved During Jury Selection As to All Case Defendants (except Defendant John Crane Inc. to be adjudicated in upcoming Wrongful Death action) In Excess of $1,250,000.00
March 2017
Janet Winter, et. al. v. Westburne Supply, Inc., Pneumo Abex LLC., et. al.
Civil Jury Trial
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Charlene P. Kisselbach
Trial Type: Wrongful Death- Mesothelioma – Negligence and Products Liability
Case Resolved During Jury Selection As to All Case Defendants In Excess of $1,000,000.00
March 2017
Burt & Cheryl Howard v. Amcord, Inc., Trane U.S. Inc., Carrier Corporation, et. al.
Civil Jury Trial
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Newton Lam
Trial Type: Personal Injury- Asbestosis – Negligence and Products Liability
Case Resolved During Motions in Limine As to All Case Defendants In Excess of $245,000.00
February 2017
Douglas Avery v. CertainTeed Corporation, Hennessy Industries, Inc., et. al.
Civil Jury Trial
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Richard Ulmer
Trial Type: Personal Injury- Lung Cancer – Negligence and Products Liability
Case Resolved During Motions in Limine As to All Case Defendants In Excess of $550,000.00
January 2017
Richard Hurvitz and Carole Hurvitz v. CertainTeed Corporation et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Los Angeles County
Judge: Hon. Patrick Madden
Role: 1st Chair
Trial Type: Negligence & Products Liability – 1953 Bestwall Joint Compound – Living Peritoneal Mesothelioma – Career Thoracic/Cardiac Surgeon – Defense medical case: non-asbestos caused well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma/spontaneous non-asbestos caused malignancy.
Verdict: $2,483,518.95
February – April 2017
Donald Silva. v. Gasket Manufacturing Company, et al.
Superior Court: Los Angeles (Long Beach), California
Judge: Hon. Michele Flurer
Trial Type: Products Liability- Negligence- Asbestosis
Case Resolved after Opening Statements: Excess of $100,000
February 2017
Billie Hobbs, et al. v. Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, et al.
Superior Court: Los Angeles (Van Nuys), California
Judge: Hon. James Kaddo
Trial Type: Products Liability- Negligence- Wrongful Death- Smoking- Lung Cancer
Case Resolved after Motions in limine: Excess of $325,000
January 2017
