以下是我们 1995 年至 1997 年试验的总结。

终生水管工因接触石棉产品受伤而获得 170 万美元赔偿

旧金山陪审团授予亚瑟·曼纳斯 (Arthur Manners) 1,713,500 美元的赔偿,他是一位退休水管工,因职业接触含石棉产品而患有石棉沉滞症和石棉相关胸膜病。

旧金山陪审团授予四名石棉工人 550,375 美元的奖金

旧金山陪审团判定四名北加州退休工人获得 550,375 美元的赔偿金。每位原告均起诉被告欧文斯科宁玻璃纤维制造、供应、销售和安装预成型含石棉管道绝缘材料。

四名肺癌受害者因接触石棉产品受伤而获得 180 万美元赔偿

旧金山陪审团判定四名因香烟烟雾和接触石棉的综合影响而罹患肺癌的退休工人获得 1,845,000 美元的赔偿金。

因接触石棉而患癌症的间皮瘤受害者获得超过 950,000 美元的赔偿

旧金山高等法院陪审团因间皮瘤相关伤害判给阿瑟·米切尔 953,112 美元,这是一种罕见的癌症,据信是由米切尔先生接触石棉产品引起的。

退休焊工因金属包覆绝缘材料造成石棉相关伤害而赢得 315,000 美元的赔偿

旧金山陪审团授予退休焊工罗伯特·温索 (Robert Winsow) 和他的妻子 315,000 美元的赔偿金,以治疗他在马雷岛海军造船厂工作期间因接触石棉而罹患肺癌。 Metalclad Insulation Corporation 是一家位于南加州的企业,被发现对温索先生的受伤负有部分责任。

已故间皮瘤受害者家属因欧文斯-康宁玻璃纤维公司获得 380 万美元赔偿

旧金山陪审团结束了审议,并就詹姆斯·威金斯的死亡向詹姆斯·威金斯的幸存家庭授予了 3,876,000 美元的赔偿金和 12,500 美元的欧文斯-康宁玻璃纤维公司的惩罚性赔偿金。

判决精选:1995-1997

Gerald August, et al. v. Raymark Industries, Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: Solano County, California
Judge: Hon. Richard Harris
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Wrongful Death-Conspiracy-Asbestosis
Raymark Filed for Bankruptcy After Verdicts: Excess of $6,500,000
October – February 1997-1998

ARKA Project Group v. U.S. Gypsum
Pre-Trial/Appeal
Superior Court: Los Angeles County, California
Judge: Hon. Bruce Mitchell-Commissioner
Trial Type: Asbestos Property Damage
Case Resolved While on Appeal: Excess of $850,000
October 1997

Elias Sanchez v. Owens Corning Fiberglas
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Paul Alvarado
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved After Verdict: Excess of $750,000
July – September 1997

Rafi Barkat v. Tosco Oil Co., Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James Warren
Trial Type: Premises Liability-Personal Injury-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved After Verdict and Appeal
April – June 1997

Celia Epman v. Asbestos Corp
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Carlos Bea
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Lung Cancer
Case Resolved During Trial
March 1997

James Sleevy v. Owens Corning Fiberglas
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Lillian Sing
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Asbestosis
Case Resolved After Verdict
February 1997

Donna Grahn v. Fluor Corp., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Raymond Williamson
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Lung Cancer
Case Pending New Trial After Reversed on Appeal
December – January 1996-1997

Marlene Kowalski v. Metalclad Corporation
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Raymond Williamson
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Lung Cancer
Resolved After Appeal of Verdict: Excess of $300,000
September – December 1996

Asbestos Group 87/94-Williams, et al. v. Southern Pacific Railroad
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Lucy McCabe
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Lung Cancer
Resolved After Jury Verdict
June – July 1996

Mary Anderegg v. Owens Corning Fiberglas
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Carlos Bea
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Trial
March 1996

Charles Murphy v. Owens Corning Fiberglas
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Alfred Chiantelli
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Asbestosis
Case Resolved After Verdict and Punitive Damages: Excess of $1,000,000
January – February 1996

Gerald Snook v. Metalclad Corporation
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Alfred Chiantelli
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Asbestosis
Case Resolved After Verdicts: Excess of $150,000
August – January 1995-1996

Jackie Gray v. Owens Corning Fiberglass
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James Robertson
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products-Lung Cancer
Case Tried to Verdict: Resolved
May 1995

E.J. Phillips v. Abex Corp., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Richard Figone
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Tried to Verdict: Resolved
April 1995

Bobbie Wanzo v. U.S. Mineral Products
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Products Liability-Mesothelioma
Resolved After Verdict
March 1995