Personal Injury Law

Jury awards $1.48 million in mesothelioma death

By asbestoshub

Quoted from http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/94152019.html

Jury awards $1.48 million in mesothelioma death

By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel

May 18, 2010

The estate of a former Harnischfeger worker who died from mesothelioma was awarded $1.48 million in damages by a Milwaukee County jury last week.

 

John D. Pender (left, with grandchild) was a painter for Harnischfeger for nearly 40 years. He worked in an area where asbestos-laden dust from ground brake linings accumulated. He died in May 2006 at age 75.

Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by long-term exposure to asbestos.

 

Robert McCoy, attorney for the plaintiffs, said the jury found Pneumo Abex, the maker of the brake linings, 100% liable for sale of an unreasonably dangerous product, and 75% liable under a separate negligence claim. Harnischfeger was found 25% negligent, but the full award will come from Abex.

 

Jerome Feriancek, the Minnesota attorney for Abex, declined comment on the case Monday.

Full post as published by Asbestos HUB on May 21, 2010 (boomark / email).