A continuación se muestran resúmenes de nuestros ensayos de 2004.
Jurado de Oregón evalúa más de $659,000 en caso de mesotelioma
Un jurado determinó que un instalador de pisos que sufría de cáncer mesotelioma tenía derecho a más de $659,000 debido a su exposición al asbesto en el trabajo.
( Morris Nagl and Donna Nagl v. Dowman Products Inc. , 2004, Caso No. 02-04-04227, Tribunal de Circuito de Oregón, Condado de Multnomah)
Familia local recibe pago del Fondo de ayuda a las víctimas del 11 de septiembre
Una familia en Novato, California, recibió un pago de más de $2 millones del Fondo de ayuda para las víctimas del 11 de septiembre. Brayton Purcell LLP representó a la familia en un esfuerzo pro bono que fue parte del programa Trial Lawyers Care (TLC). TLC es una corporación sin fines de lucro de abogados litigantes voluntarios que brindan servicios legales a las víctimas del 11 de septiembre.
( Juicio de banco a maestro especial , 2004, Departamento de Justicia, Ciudad de Nueva York, Nueva York)
Veredictos seleccionados: 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
