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Entries from March 2008

$20 Million Verdict in Asbestos Case in San Franscisco

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Joan Mahoney and her husband Daniel Mahoney won a $20 million dollar verdict in an asbestos lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court in California.
Mrs. Mahoney used to work part time in her family business of construction. Her husband was also active in this business. They built or remodelled in excess of 200 houses through the […]

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Ground Zero Paramedia Dies from Mesothelioma

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Deborah Reeve worked as a paramedic at the Morris Park section of Bronx, New York. Reeve worked as a paramedic at the morgue at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks.
Reeve was exposed to the toxic dust of Ground Zero due to the nature of her work. She breathed in a lot of asbestos dust and contacted mesothelioma. This […]

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Washington State Court of Appeals Rules on Secondary Mesothelioma Exposure

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Mesothelioma, a cancer of the chest lining, is caused by exposure to asbestos. It can take as long as 40 years to manifest itself. However, once diagnosed, mesothelioma patients typically have only months to live.
It has been found that secondary exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma. A ruling by a Washington State Court of Appeals […]

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$7 Million Awarded in Asbestos, Mesothelioma Suit

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

A San Francisco awarded a $7 million verdict to the plaintiffs in a mesothelioma lawsuit against asbestos manufacturer Georgia Pacific Corp.
Joan and John Mahoney sued Georgia Pacific, claiming that the asbestos it produced was the cause of Mrs. Mahoney’s mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an incurable, terminal cancer linked to exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. The plaintiffs […]

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Baltimore Shipyard Sued for Death of Worker from Mesothelioma

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

A sealant company, Key Highway Shipyard, was ordered to pay a 73-year-old man, George J Linkus, $15.3 million after determining that he developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing products made by the company. The order was handed down by a Baltimore, Maryland, jury.
George J. Linkus worked at Key Highway Shipyard from 1952 to 1959. In 1954, […]

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