- Pro v. General Electric Co., et al. – Personal injury action for a retired career marine carpenter who worked from 1975–1996 at major Bay Area shipyards—including Bethlehem Shipyard, Triple A Machine, Todd Shipyard, and San Francisco Drydock—on warships, oil tankers, and other vessels, where he was exposed to asbestos‑containing insulation, cements, pipe covering, refractory, and panel products. He developed multiple myeloma and asbestosis. April 2026: Resolved the afternoon before jury selection, in excess of $750,000.00.
- Raines v. Ameron International Corp., et al. – Wrongful death of Christopher “Chris” Baker, a well‑known Union 230 foreman pipefitter/welder who, from the mid‑1970s onward, worked at major Southern California jobsites including San Onofre, Diablo Canyon, Southern California Edison, and Bechtel, where he was exposed to asbestos‑containing pumps, valves, gaskets, packing, insulation, and sealing products made by companies such as Garlock, Flexitalic, and Lamons. He later developed cancer and passed away in 2022. October 2025: Case resolved as to all defendants on the eve of motions in limine and jury selection, in excess of $2,000,000.00.
- Rechsteiner v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (AMMCO), et al. – Wrongful death of a San Francisco auto‑parts worker exposed to asbestos from the arcing and grinding of Bendix and Carlisle asbestos‑containing brake shoes while using AMMCO brake shoe grinders (Models 8000 Safe‑Arc, 880, 890) during his employment at Quality Brake Supply from 1977–2001. He later developed gastrointestinal cancer and died at age 69. Feb 2026: Case settled as to all defendants during jury selection, in excess of $1,300,000.00.
- Mallein v. Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, et al. – Personal injury action for an 80‑year‑old career journeyman union plumber (“Frenchy”) who worked at industrial sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area from 1960–2005 and developed colon cancer following an earlier asbestosis case, after long‑term occupational exposure to asbestos‑containing products. April-May 2024: Case resolved at trial assignment, in excess of $800,000.00.
- A jury awarded $1,083,000 to Merle Sandy, a 60–year–old retired pipefitter suffering from asbestos pleural disease, asbestosis and colon cancer caused by his on–the–job exposure to asbestos. ( Merle Sandy v. Exxon Mobil Corporation , 2006, Case No. 324212, San Francisco Superior Court, California)
- A San Francisco jury delivered a plaintiff’s verdict of over $3.4 million for Ralph Pierce, a 70–year old retired machine operator and supervisor suffering from colon cancer from his on–the–job exposure to asbestos products. ( Ralph Pierce v. Certainteed Corporation. , 2005, Case No. 408642, San Francisco Superior Court, California)
- A millwright who was exposed to asbestos–containing insulation at his job site contracted non–Hodgkin’s lymphoma and colon cancer. A Seattle jury returned a verdict of over $1.5 million against a leading pipe and boiler insulation contractor. ( Ray Sundberg v. ACandS, Inc. et al., 2001, Case No. 21756–0, King County Superior Court, Oregon)