Personal Injury Law

Biggest Verdict Ever Reached In Asbestos Related Case

By Greg Webb

A San Francisco Superior Court jury has ordered Georgia Pacific Corp., an asbestos manufacturer, to pay over $7 million in damages, in the largest asbestos-related verdict ever. The decision came after the manufacturer exposed a onetime film actress and singer, Joan Mahoney, to fibers, causing her to contract terminal cancer, mesothelioma, while she was working in a home-remodeling business with her husband, Daniel Mahoney. The jury assessed the Mahoney's damages to be $20 million and assigned 30% of the responsibility to Georgia Pacific Corp., the only defendant in the trial. The other $13 million will go unpaid, although, the couple did reach private settlements with other manufacturers.

Full post as published by Charlottesville Personal Injury Lawyer on March 24, 2008 (boomark / email).