Hidden Conflict by Judge Overturns Oil Worker’s $322 Million Asbestos Verdict
Photo: Michael Pereckas Thomas Brown, Jr. labored on oil rigs for three decades unloading raw asbestos; he now suffers from lung disease as a result and requires oxygen 24 hours a day in order to...
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Landscaper injured on the job wins $11.2 million jury verdict A New York landscaper who lost his leg after he was hit by a car while he worked on the side of a road won a $11.2 million jury verdict on...
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On retrial, jury erases $322 million asbestos award In a stunning reversal of fortune, a oil rig worker’s $322 million verdict that a jury awarded last year has been erased by a second jury hearing...
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Couple wins $55 million in ‘bad birth’ case A couple won a $55 million jury verdict against Johns Hopkins Hospital for the birth of their severely disabled son. Enso Martinez and Rebecca Fielding...
View ArticleDrywaller Awarded $27 Million for Asbestos Exposure
iStockphoto/Thinkstock A drywall worker who built houses during the California housing boom in the 1970s, when asbestos was used in virtually every type of building material, has won a $27 million jury...
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