Below are summaries of our trials from 2004.
Oregon Jury Assesses Over $659,000 in Mesothelioma Case
A jury determined that a floor installer suffering from the cancer mesothelioma was entitled to over $659,000 due to his on-the-job exposure to asbestos.
(Morris Nagl and Donna Nagl v. Dowman Products Inc. , 2004, Case No. 02-04-04227, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County)
Local Family Receives Payout from September 11 Victim Relief Fund
A family in Novato, California, received a payout of over $2 million from the September 11 Victim Relief Fund. Brayton Purcell LLP represented the family in a pro bono effort that was part of the Trial Lawyers Care (TLC) program. TLC is a nonprofit corporation of volunteer trial lawyers providing legal services to September 11th victims.
(Bench Trial to Special Master, 2004, Department of Justice, New York City, New York)
Selected Verdicts: 2004
Donald Perman v. Duro Dyne Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James McBride
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1,250,000
November – December 2004
In Re Group 282 v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al.
Consolidated Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Premises Liability-Negligence
Cases Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $350,000
October 2004
Thomas McClure v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James Robertson II
Trial Type: Products Liability-Premises Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $650,000
August – September 2004
Anne Mader v. Owens Illinois Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James McBride
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved at Beginning of Voir Dire: Excess of $250,000
August 2004
Stanley Ives v. Hamilton Building Materials Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. David Ballati
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved After Jury Selection: Excess of $700,000
August 2004
David Davis v. Kelly Moore Paint Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. David Ballati
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $550,000
July 2004
Richard Reynolds v. Hill Brothers Chemical Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $750,000
July 2004
Harlan Ketchum v. Union Carbide Corporation
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Peter Busch
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Verdict: Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $3,600,000
June – July 2004
Morris Nagl and Donna Nagl v. Dowman Products Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Circuit Court: Multnomah County, Oregon
Judge: Hon. John A. Wittmayer
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Verdict: $659,720.87
May – June 2004
In Re Department of Justice – September 11 Victim Relief Fund
Bench Trial to Special Master
Department of Justice: New York City, New York
Judge: Special Master Kenneth Feinberg
Trial Type: Victim Compensation Fund-Congressional Mandate
Judgment: Claimant Family Awarded $2,083,000
May 2004
Robert Ryan v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John E. Munter
Trial Type: Products Liability-Disputed Mesothelioma
Verdict: Defense on Medical Diagnosis
Case Resolved with Remaining Defendants: Excess of $500,000
March 2004
John Kiss v. Asbestos Defendants, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Charlene Padovani Mitchell
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Colon Cancer
Verdict: Case Resolved at Opening Statements: Excess of $1,500,000
February – March 2004
