以下是我们 2008 年试验的总结。
石棉肺癌案陪审团将 260 万美元赔偿给当地 396 号退休钢铁工人的家人
陪审团向 Douglas“Duke”Vanden Broek 的家人判了 2,610,722 美元，Douglas “Duke”Vanden Broek 是一名退休的 Local 378 钢铁工人，他在不同地点都接触过绝缘体使用的石棉。 （ Anne Vanden Broek 等人诉 Plant Insulation Company ，2008 年案件编号 436690，旧金山高等法院）
旧金山陪审团发现制造商福斯特惠勒有限责任公司在海军退伍军人患间皮瘤方面存在疏忽
陪审团裁定卡尔文·牛津 (Calvin Oxford) 的家人获得总损失 2,039,519 美元。卡尔文·牛津是一名前海军锅炉工，在 20 世纪 60 年代海军服役期间因接触石棉而患上间皮瘤。
（ Judy Oxford 等人诉 Foster Wheeler Corporation 等人，2008 年案件编号 440328，旧金山高等法院）
案例精选：2008年
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
