아래는 2006년의 시험 결과를 요약한 것입니다.
중피종으로 고통받는 항공우주 플라스틱 성형업체에 대해 1,850만 달러 이상의 판결
배심원단은 전직 석면 채광 및 제조 회사에 대해 1,850만 달러 이상의 손해를 평가하면서 중피종을 앓고 있는 전직 플라스틱 주형업자에게 유리한 판결을 내렸습니다.
( David Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation , 2006 사건 번호 445300, 샌프란시스코 상급 법원)
샌프란시스코 배심원단 석면 사건에서 1,150만 달러 이상 수상
배심원단은 석면폐증으로 고통받는 해군 참전용사에게 110만 달러 이상, 동반자 관계를 잃은 아내에게 40만 달러 이상을 수여했습니다. 배심원단에 따르면 피고인 Asbestos Corporation Limited는 악의나 억압으로 행동했으며 회사에 징벌적 손해배상금으로 1,000만 달러를 추가했습니다.
( Joseph Garza 및 Mary Garza v. Asbestos Corporation Limited , 2006 사건 번호 438144, 샌프란시스코 상급 법원)
배심원단, 사산아의 화장된 유골 혼합에 대해 $750,000 이상 평결 반환
오하이오주 배심원단은 사산아들의 화장된 유골이 성인의 유골과 섞여 있는 젊은 부부에게 75만 달러 이상의 판결을 내렸습니다.
( Tonya Leach and Edward Squire v. EF Boyd & Son Funeral Home et al. , 2006, Case No. CV 04 546335, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio)
석면에 노출된 은퇴한 해군 기계공에게 $1,917,400의 판결
배심원단은 이전 석면 포함 밸브 및 펌프 패킹 제조업체인 John Crane, Inc.와 Thorpe Insulation Company를 상대로 한 제조물 책임 및 과실 재판에서 은퇴한 기계공 Charlton Clemmer와 그의 아내 Kay에게 유리한 판결을 내렸습니다. 석면 단열재의 이전 공급업체이자 유통업체였습니다.
( Charlton and Kay Clemmer v. John Crane, Inc. and Thorpe Insulation Company , 2006, 사건 번호 434434, 샌프란시스코 상급 법원)
SF 배심원단, 석면 암 사건에서 $1,083,000 상금 수여
배심원단은 직장에서 석면에 노출되어 석면 흉막 질환, 석면폐증 및 결장암을 앓고 있는 60세의 은퇴한 배관공 Merle Sandy에게 1,083,000달러를 수여했습니다.
( Merle Sandy v. Exxon Mobil Corporation , 2006, 사건 번호 324212, 샌프란시스코 상급 법원)
선택된 평결: 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
