A continuación se muestran resúmenes de nuestros ensayos de 2006.
Veredicto de más de $18,5 millones para moldeador de plásticos aeroespaciales que sufre de mesotelioma
Un jurado falló a favor de un ex moldeador de plásticos que padecía mesotelioma y evaluó más de $18,5 millones en daños contra una ex empresa de minería y fabricación de asbesto.
( David Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation , 2006 Caso No. 445300, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Jurado de San Francisco otorga más de $11.5 millones en caso de asbesto
Un jurado otorgó más de $1.1 millones a un veterano de la Marina que sufría de asbestosis y $400,000 a su esposa por la pérdida de su compañía. El acusado, Asbestos Corporation Limited, actuó con malicia u opresión, según el jurado, que agregó otros $10 millones en daños punitivos contra la empresa.
( Joseph Garza y Mary Garza v. Asbestos Corporation Limited , 2006 Caso No. 438144, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Jurado emite veredicto de más de $750,000 por confusión de restos cremados de niño nacido muerto
Un jurado de Ohio emitió un veredicto de más de $750,000 a favor de una pareja joven cuyos restos cremados de su hijo nacido muerto se mezclaron con los de un adulto.
( Tonya Leach y Edward Squire v. EF Boyd & Son Funeral Home et al. , 2006, Caso No. CV 04 546335, Tribunal de Primera Instancia del Condado de Cuyahoga, Ohio)
Veredicto de $1,917,400 para maquinista retirado de la Marina expuesto al asbesto
Un jurado falló a favor de un maquinista jubilado, Charlton Clemmer, y su esposa, Kay, en su juicio por negligencia y responsabilidad por productos defectuosos contra John Crane, Inc., un antiguo fabricante de empaques para válvulas y bombas que contienen asbesto, y Thorpe Insulation Company, un antiguo proveedor y distribuidor de aislamiento térmico de amianto.
( Charlton y Kay Clemmer contra John Crane, Inc. y Thorpe Insulation Company , 2006, Caso No. 434434, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Jurado de SF otorga $1,083,000 en caso de cáncer de asbesto
Un jurado otorgó $1,083,000 a Merle Sandy, un instalador de tuberías jubilado de 60 años que sufre de enfermedad pleural por asbesto, asbestosis y cáncer de colon causado por su exposición al asbesto en el trabajo.
( Merle Sandy v. Exxon Mobil Corporation , 2006, Caso No. 324212, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Veredictos seleccionados: 2006
Richard Campbell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John E. Munter
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Paneling of Jury Veniere: Excess of $1,350,000
November – December 2006
Houston Muckelvane v. Highland Stucco and Lime Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Orange County, California
Judge: Hon. Thierry Colaw
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Asbestosis-Pleural Disease
Case Resolved After Jury Selected/Opening Statements: Excess of $140,000
October 2006
In re Group 365 v. Crane Co., Leslie Controls Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, et al.
Consolidated Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1,180,000
September 2006
In re Group 353 v. Hamilton Materials Inc., Leslie Controls Inc., ITT Inc., et al.
Consolidated Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Wallace Douglass
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Motions in Limine: Excess of $7 million
August 2006
Walter Ledbetter, et al. v. Ingersoll-Rand Company #448020
Civil Bench Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. John E. Munter
Trial Type: Breach of Contract
Judgment: $82,440.35
July 2006
Charlie Hansen, et al. v. CertainTeed Corporation, Quintec Industries Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $6,275,000
July 2006
Duane Eastham et al. v. CertainTeed Corporation, J.T. Thorpe Insulation Company, et al.
Donald Allen v. J.T. Thorpe Insulation Company, et al.
Consolidated Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Jury Hardships: Excess of $1,900,000
July 2006
David Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County
Judge: Hon. Gail DeKreon
Trial type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Verdict: $18,523,450
June – September 2006
Harry Buford v. Hamilton Materials, Inc., and Rich-Tex, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Thomas Mellon
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $270,000
June 2006
Floyd Greenway v. Sequoia Ventures, Inc. and Viacom, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James Conway
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $1,500,000
June 2006
Elaine and Danna Fontes v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. and Thorpe Insulation, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Los Angeles County, California
Judge: Hon. James Satt
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Opening Statements: Excess of $1,565,000
March 2006
Charlton Clemmer, et al. v. John Crane, Inc. and Thorpe Insulation Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Kevin McCarthy
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Product Liability-Negligence
Verdict: $1,917,400
February – March 2006
Alan Reinstein v. Kentile Floors Inc.; Bondex International Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Los Angeles County, California
Judge: Hon. Ricardo A. Torres
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Product Liability-Negligence
Case Resolved After Verdict for Defendant Bondex: Excess of $900,000
December 2005 – January 2006
