Large Asbestos Recovery at Trial
A jury has awarded more than $14 million after deciding that the plaintiff contracted asbestos manufactured by Union Carbide at his family business during 1970s. The asbestos exposure caused him to contract a deadly form of abdominal cancer called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma also attacks the linings of the lungs and is almost always fatal.
Jurors found that Union Carbide was negligent for selling asbestos fibers to other companies, which had used the fibers to make joint compounds used by construction companies. An important fact established in the trial was that, although the products that the plaintiff was exposed to contained deadly asbestos fibers, the product packaging did not contain adequate warnings nor did the labels warn that the products contained asbestos.
Jurors also found that four of the compound manufacturers, including Georgia-Pacific, share some of the responsibility for causing the complained of illness.
In April 2008, jurors awarded more than $24 million to a doctor who contracted the same illness.
At Fleming Law, P.C. we have earned our reputation for excellence by helping clients and families face life changing tragedies such as asbestos exposure and the resulting illnesses. dealing. We are experienced and skilled Georgia personal injury lawyers. We have recovered millions of dollars for our clients.
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