A continuación se muestran resúmenes de nuestros ensayos de 2008.
Jurado Otorga $2.6 Millones en Caso de Asbesto de Cáncer de Pulmón a Familia de Herrero Jubilado del Local 396
Un jurado otorgó $2,610,720 a la familia de Douglas “Duke” Vanden Broek, un herrero jubilado del Local 378, y estuvo expuesto al asbesto utilizado por los aisladores en varios lugares. ( Anne Vanden Broek, et al. v. Plant Insulation Company , 2008 Caso No. 436690, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Jurado de San Francisco determina que el fabricante Foster Wheeler LLC es negligente en el desarrollo de mesotelioma de un veterano de la Marina
Un jurado otorgó $2,039,519 en daños totales a la familia de Calvin Oxford, un ex ayudante de calderas de la Marina que desarrolló mesotelioma por exposición al asbesto durante su servicio en la Marina en la década de 1960.
( Judy Oxford, et al vs. Foster Wheeler Corporation et al. , 2008 Caso No. 440328, Tribunal Superior de San Francisco)
Casos seleccionados: 2008
Gerald and Pamela Rudy v. Amcord, Inc., Hamilton Materials, Inc., Dowman Products, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Curtis E.A. Karnow
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $450,000
December 2008
Robert Hilt, et al. v. Metalclad Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco, California
Judge: Hon. James J. McBride
Trial Type: Living Mesothelioma-Product Liability-Negligence. Retired Janitor/Marine Machinist-Hunters Point and Mare Island Naval Shipyards, US Mint.
Case Resolved at End of Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $7.5 Million as to all Defendants
November – December 2008
Jesse McDonald v. Calportland Company, Highland Stucco and Lime Products, Inc., Thompson Building Materials, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Suzanne Ramos Bolanos
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $575,000
November 2008
In re King County Group 4 v. American Optical Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: King County, Washington
Judge: Hon. Kallas Paris
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $280,000
November 2008
Marissa DuRette, et al. v. Dana Companies, LLC
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer/Mesothelioma-Negligence-Product Liability
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $900,000 as to all Defendants
September 2008
Mary Marcelja, et al. v. Leslie Controls Company, Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer-Negligence-Product Liability
Case Resolved After Selection of a Jury at Opening Statements: Excess of $750,000 as to all Defendants
September 2008
Anne Vanden Broek, et al. v. Plant Insulation Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco, California
Judge: Hon. James J. McBride
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer-Negligence-Products Liability
Verdict: $2,610,720
August – September 2008
Dwayne Ratliff, et al. v. Foster Wheeler LLC, Plant Products & Supply Company, M. Slayen & Associates, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest H. Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Opening Statements: Excess of $1,150,000
August 2008
Louis Hofmeister, et al. v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust, J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest H. Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Motions In Limine: Excess of $1,500,000
August 2008
Theresa Ketchum, et al. v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust, Glen J. Harrod, Plant Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Ernest H. Goldsmith
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $5,400,000
August 2008
Kenneth Martin, et al. v. COE Manufacturing Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco, California
Judge: Hon. James J. McBride
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Peritoneal Mesothelioma Death
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $750,000 as to all Defendants
August 2008
Richard and Betty Palmer v. Rockwell Automation Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James McBride
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: Excess of $1,000,000 as to all Defendants
July – August 2008
Margaret Zamberlin, et al. v. Eaton Electrical Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Motions In Limine: Excess of $350,000
July 2008
James Baughman v. Bondex International, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Hamilton Materials, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Curtis Karnow
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Other Cancer
Case Resolved After Jury Selection: Excess of $350,000
July 2008
Myrna Johnson, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved After Jury Selection: Excess of $230,000
July 2008
Jack and Wilma Carter v. J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of California, Collins Electrical Company, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Motions In Limine: Excess of $350,000
July 2008
Eunice McClure v. Plant Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer-Wrongful Death
Case Resolved During Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $1,000,000 as to all Defendants
June 2008
Barbara J. Walker, et al. v. Foster Wheeler Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer-Wrongful Death
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $550,000
June 2008
Lloyd Frisbie v. Plant Insulation Company, Durabla Manufacturing Company, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Suzanne R. Bolanos
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Motions in Limine: Excess of $1,380,000
May 2008
Estate of Otto Schiebold v. Plant Insulation Company, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Lung Cancer-Wrongful Death
Case Resolved at Closing: Excess of $2,400,000
April – May 2008
Merlene Ransdell v. Leslie Controls, Inc., Crane Co., Honeywell International, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Wrongful Death-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved Before Opening Statements: Excess of $4,225,000
April 2008
Carl Shermer v. Plant Insulation Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Durabla Manufacturing Company, Inc., Slakey Brothers, Inc., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Products Liability-Negligence-Personal Injury-Asbestosis
Case Resolved Before Jury Selection: Excess of $270,000
April 2008
Judy Oxford, et al. vs. Foster Wheeler Corporation, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Tomar Mason
Trial Type: Product Liability-Negligence-Mesothelioma-Wrongful Death
Verdict: $2,039,519
November 2007 – January 2008
