아래는 1999년부터 시행한 시험을 요약한 것입니다.
포틀랜드 맨, 석면 노출로 인한 부상 및 암에 대해 150만 달러 규모의 배심원 평결 획득
배심원단은 석면 관련 폐 질환 및 비호지킨 림프종 진단을 받은 71세 포틀랜드 근로자에게 150만 달러 이상을 수여했습니다. 그는 Kaiser Gypsum에서 제조한 석면 함유 건축 자재에 노출되었습니다.
(Robert Bush v. Kaiser Gypsum, 1999, Case No. 03–01863, Multnomah County Circuit Court, OR)
심사위원단은 석면 노출로 인한 폐암에 대해 해군 보일러 제조업체에 460만 달러 이상의 상을 수여했습니다.
샌프란시스코 배심원단은 1999년 6월 10일 Exxon Corporation을 상대로 한 소송에서 보일러 제작자와 그의 아내가 캘리포니아 베니시아에 있는 Exxon 정제소에서 일하는 동안 석면에 직업상 노출되어 발생한 부상에 대해 460만 달러 이상의 손해 배상금을 지급했습니다.
( Todd v. Asbestos Defendants (BHC) , 1999, 사건 번호 969158, 샌프란시스코 상급 법원)
선택된 평결: 1999
Lynda Broussard v. Graybar Electric Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Ernest Goldsmith
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief
December 1999
Dona Cottam v. Rapid American Corp.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Carlos Bea
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Plaintiffs’ Case in Chief: Excess of $750,000
November 1999
Sandra Holland v. U.S. Mineral; Douglas Insulation Co.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Stuart Pollak
Trial Type: Products Liability-Personal Injury-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Opening Statements: Excess of $1,000,000
October 1999
Robert Bush v. Kaiser Gypsum
Civil Jury Trial
Oregon Circuit Court: Multnomah County, Oregon
Judge: Hon. Anna Brown
Trial Type: Products Liability-Personal Injury-Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Case Resolved After Verdict: Excess of $1,500,000
August – September 1999
Jim White v. ACandS, Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John Conway
Trial Type: Products Liability-Personal Injury-Mesothelioma
June 1999
Tracy Thompson v. T&N PLC
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John Conway
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
May 1999
Arthur Manners v. E.J. Bartells Co.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. John Dearman
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Asbestosis
Case Resolved During Trial: Excess of $3,500,000
April 1999
Janis Hoffman v. Mobil Oil Co.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Carlos Bea
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Jones Act-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Verdict
March 1999
Frank Dens v. Burlington Northern Railroad
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Los Angeles County, California
Judge: Hon. Frank Gafkowski
Trial Type: Personal Injury-FELA-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Trial: Excess of $500,000
March 1999
Kenneth Kugelman v. John Crane Co. (opening statement)
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Raymond Arata
Trial Type: Products Liability-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case on Appeal After Verdict
February 1999
Donald Dressler v. Lear Siegler Co.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Diane Wick
Trial Type: Products Liability-Personal Injury-Lymphoma
Case Mistried: Plaintiff Died During Trial
January 1999
