Cases in 2020

Below are summaries of our trials from 2020.
Nadine Amaral, et. al. v. Scott Technologies, Inc., Underground Construction Co., Inc., Westburne Supply, Inc.,et al.
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Kathleen Kelly
Trial Type: Wrongful Death – Para-Occupational – Heavy Smoking – Lung Cancer – Negligence & Products Liability
Settled as to All Case Defendants During Jury Selection in Excess of: $650,000.00
1 week, February 2020

Robert & Debra Walker v. TIMEC Company, Inc. (n/k/a Broadspectrum Downstream Services, Inc.) et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court of California – San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Curtis E. A. Karnow
Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Adenocarcinoma of the Lung – Negligence case – Career Plumber/Pipefitter – San Francisco Bay Area Refineries (TOSCO, Shell, Standard Oil/Chevron) – Contractor Liability – Sweeping, Cleaning Asbestos-Containing Valve/Flange Repairs and Pipe Insulation Debris during Overhauls, Shutdowns and Turnarounds
Case resolved during Motion Practice prior to jury selection in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.
Jan – 2020

Michael & Sonseah Sciume v. ATKN Company (FKA Guy F. Atkinson Company) et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court of California – San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Newton Lam
Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Colon Cancer Negligence case – Career Union Insulator – San Francisco Bay Area Shipyards, Refineries and Powerhouses 1974-2017
Case resolved during jury selection in excess of $750,000.00 as to all case defendants.
Dec 2019-Jan 2020

Louise Mahoney, et. al. v. Kaiser Cement Corporation (aka Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc., Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.,et al.
Alameda County Superior Court
Judge: Hon. Winifred Smith
Trial Type: Wrongful Death – Lung Cancer – Negligence & Products Liability
Verdict: $250,000,00
Settled as to Other Case Defendants in Excess of: $450,000.00
5 weeks, November 2019 – January 2020