- Niskanen v. COSCO Fire Protection, Inc., et al. – Wrongful death of an 85‑year‑old career insulator who worked across major Bay Area industrial and commercial sites from 1953–1992 and developed CAP‑NIOSH Grade 3 asbestosis and pleural disease. April 2024: Resolved after pre‑trial motions at jury selection, in excess of $4,500,000.00.
- Sodaro v. Westside Building Materials Corp., et al. – Para‑occupational/take‑home asbestos exposure suffered by a lifelong non‑smoker and career nurse who, from infancy through 1978, inhaled asbestos dust brought home on her plasterer father’s work clothes and family car after applying exterior stucco products, including Zonolite, at hospitals, tract homes, banks, and commercial sites in Southern California. She later developed asbestosis and asbestos‑caused diaphragmatic pleural plaques diagnosed in 2022. March/April 2026: Case settled during jury selection in excess of $500,000.00 as to all defendants.
- Brandon v. U.S. Borax, Inc., et al. – Wrongful death of a 79‑year‑old retired Bay Area career pipefitter with disputed asbestosis (ILO 1/0) and significant cardiopulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, and hypothyroidism, following occupational exposure to asbestos‑containing products, dust, and debris, including from laborers’ dry sweeping of jobsites. November 2024: Case resolved prior to hearings on motions in limine before jury selection, in excess of $125,000.00.
- A San Francisco jury ruled in favor of Tommy Dye, a former Navy boiler maker from Othello, Washington, in his products liability case against Asbestos Corporation Limited (ACL), a supplier of asbestos fibers used in the manufacture of packing, gasket, and insulation materials. ( Tommy Dye, et al. v. Asbestos Corporation Limited, et al. , 2009 Case No. 274606, San Francisco Superior Court)
- 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, California)
- 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, California)
- A Seattle jury awarded $242,500 to a paper mill worker suffering from asbestosis due to his exposure to asbestos in dryer felts. ( Ernest Coulter and Lerose Coulter v. ACandS, Inc. et al. , 2005, Case No. 01–2–34675–0SEA, King County Superior Court, WA)
- A San Francisco jury unanimously awarded damages of $1,250,000 in favor of a retired pipefitter with asbestosis and pleural disease caused by his occupational exposure to asbestos. ( Geronia Quarles vs. Advocate Mines, Ltd. , 2005, Case No. 409170, San Francisco Superior Court, California)
- A San Francisco jury awarded over $1.1 million to a stationary engineer suffering from asbestosis due to his exposure to asbestos. For 35 years, his job included maintaining laundry equipment. He replaced asbestos–containing binders, pads, and covers––items manufactured by the defendants. ( Asbestos Plaintiff v. American Laundry Machinery, Inc. , 2003, San Francisco Superior Court, California)