以下是我们 2003 年以来的试验总结。
Brayton Purcell LLP 为客户赢得了针对索赔解决中心的判决
索赔解决中心 (CCR) 是一个由前石棉产品制造商组成的和解组织，不应该向石棉案件的原告发送少于最初和解中商定金额的支票。 CCR声称，它不对短缺负责，因为这是由于其成员公司的财务问题造成的。
(In re: Complex Asbestos Litigation: Patricia Anderegg, et al. v. Center for Claims Resolution, 2003, Case No. 828684, San Francisco Superior Court)
旧金山陪审团裁定石棉案赔偿 2,999,543 美元
旧金山陪审团向一名 74 岁的退休电工判赔 2,999,543 美元，该电工因职业石棉接触而患有胸膜间皮瘤，身患绝症。他研究含石棉的酚醛塑料化合物和电气设备上的含石棉零件。
（ Philip Hoeffer 诉 Rockwell Automation ，2003 年，案件号 28817，旧金山高等法院）
石棉肺癌案件获得超过 500 万美元赔偿
一名受雇担任海军机械师和工程官员的石棉肺癌患者被旧金山陪审团授予超过 500 万美元的赔偿。在他的职业生涯中，他曾研究过石棉垫圈和蒸汽填料以及含石棉的船用阀门。
（ Edward Jones 诉 John Crane Incorporated 等人，2003 年，旧金山高等法院）
旧金山评审团授予患有石棉沉滞症的工程师超过 110 万美元的奖项
旧金山陪审团向一名因接触石棉而患有石棉沉滞症的固定工程师判赔超过 110 万美元。 35 年来，他的工作包括维护洗衣设备。他更换了被告制造的含有石棉的粘合剂、垫子和盖子。
（石棉原告诉 American Laundry Machinery, Inc. ，2003 年，旧金山高等法院）
判决精选：2003 年
Patricia Anderegg, et al. v. Center for Claims Resolution
Civil Bench Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. James J. McBride
Trial Type: Breach of Contract-Asbestos
Verdict: $1,019,092
December 2003
Carl Ransdell v. Sequoia Ventures, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Lillian Sing
Trial Type: Product Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Jury Selection: Excess of $2,500,000
October 2003
Clarence Green v. Union Carbide Corp, et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Wallace Douglass
Trial Type: Personal Injury-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved During Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $1,600,000
August 2003
Norman Hopkins v. Union Carbide Corp., et al.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Donald Mitchell
Trial Type: Product Liability-Mesothelioma
Case Resolved at Conclusion of Plaintiff’s Case in Chief: Excess of $5,500,000
June – July 2003
Gertrude Bailty, et al. v. Oscar Erickson, Inc.
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Charlene Mitchell
Trial Type: Wrongful Death-Colon Cancer
Case Resolved After Jury Selection, Prior to Opening: Excess of $400,000
May 2003
Otto Schiebold v. Asbestos Defendants
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Charlene Mitchell
Trial Type: Negligence-Products Liability
Case Resolved After Pre-Trial Motions/Voir Dire: Excess of $6,250,000
March – April 2003
Judy Arndt v. Ford Motor Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: King County, Washington
Judge: Hon. Linda Lau
Trial Type: Negligence-Products Liability
Case Resolved Prior to Trial: Excess of $2,200,000
Defense Verdict for Ford
February 2003
Lester Tims v. Ford Motor Company
Civil Jury Trial
Superior Court: San Francisco County, California
Judge: Hon. Carlos Bea
Trial Type: Negligence-Products Liability
Case Resolved After Opening Statements
January 2003
