A sealant company Key Highway Shipyard was ordered to pay 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 made by a Baltimore jury.
Linkus worked at Key Highway Shipyard from 1952 to 1959.
In 1954, Linkus moved […]
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$15.3 Million Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case
February 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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Widow Wins Five Year Battle Over Asbestos
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments
After a long legal battle, Daphne Reay has finally fulfilled her husband’s dying wish, winning a six-figure settlement in her asbestos-exposure lawsuit. Keith Reay, a plumber and heating engineer in the UK, died in 2002 as a result of asbestos-induced mesothelioma.
Mrs. Reay’s quest for justice was complicated by the fact that her husband’s former employer […]
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$9 Million Verdict for Mesothelioma Victims in NYC
January 14th, 2008 · No Comments
On December 17, 2007, a New York City jury awarded a total of $9 million to compensate two mesothelioma victims and their wives for damages caused by asbestos exposure. The two cases (Rosenberg and Casale) were joined for a single trial before Justice Marcy S. Friedman, Supreme Court, New York County.
The jury verdicts in these […]
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Widow Sues 56 Companies Over Husband’s Asbestos Death
January 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The widow of a West Virginia man who died from mesothelioma has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 56 companies, claiming each had a role in her husband’s death.
Barbara Brewster filed a suit Dec. 7 in Kanawha Circuit Court on behalf of the estate of her husband, Jack Donsell Brewster Sr. The suit specifically mentions Guyan […]
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Firefighters Exposed to Asbestos during Training
January 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Firefighters in Everett, Washington have reportedly been exposed to asbestos during routine training excercises.
According to the state’s Department of Labor and Industries, the firefighters were exposed to asbestos and other toxic materials when the cut holes through the walls and the ceilings of old buildings during routine training exercises. Because the buildings were older, the […]
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