Verdict For Navy Machinist Exposed to Asbestos
Article Added March 29th, 2006 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
A jury in San Francisco reached a verdict exceeding $1.9 million in favor of a retired machinist formerly employed by the Navy. The victim developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos through valves, packing and insulation.
A negligence trial against John Crane, Inc., a former manufacturer of asbestos containing valves, packing and insulation, has lead to a jury ruling in favor of a retired Navy machinist and awarding he and his wife more than $1.9 million. The finding was due to negligence in failing to warn about defects in their product, and assessed more than $550,000 for economic damages, $1.1 million in non-economic damages and $250,000 for loss of consortium.
The victim was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer, in June of 2004. Mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs after exposure to air born particles of asbestos fibers. The fibers are released into the air when a victim works with an item that contains asbestos, and disturbs the fibers that are found within the item. Most often, mesothelioma occurs in people that have worked in asbestos mines, with insulation, or in the construction field which often utilized asbestos prior to the late 1980s, when a link between asbestos and mesothelioma was discovered.
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