Top 20 Asbestos Exposure Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 asbestos exposure verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried in one of the Nation's state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $325,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jerome H. Block, Alexandria Awad, John P. Guinan of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christian H. Hartley, Suzanne Ratcliffe of Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French and Mudd, LLC |
| Case: | Olson v. Brenntag North America Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New York |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $70,102,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc P. Kunen, Jose L. Becerra of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. |
| Case: | Thornton v. GEA Mechanical Equipment US Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $40,137,769.00 |
| Attorneys: | David C. Greenstone, Stuart J. Purdy, Marissa Langhoff, Lisa M. Barley of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC |
| Case: | Cabibi v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $37,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Moshe Maimon of Levy Konigsberg LLP; Christopher J. Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC; Christopher M. Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. |
| Case: | Barden, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $34,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Alesio, Daniel P. Blouin, John Richardson, Paul C. Cook, Deborah R. Rosenthal, Benjamin D. Goldstein of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC |
| Case: | Putt v. Ford Motor Company |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $29,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Joseph D. Satterley, Ted W. Pelletier, Mark A. Swanson of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Talc Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $28,435,964.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
| Case: | Webb v. General Cable Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $26,619,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter C. Beirne, Nectaria Belantis, Bryon P. Josselyn, Joshua S. Paul of The Paul Law Firm |
| Case: | Phipps v. Copeland Corp. LLC |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno B. Ashrafi, Venus Burns, Leonard Sandoval, Josiah Parker, Tyler R. Stock of Weitz & Luxenberg |
| Case: | Sabetian v. Brand Insulations Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $12,003,006.00 |
| Attorneys: | Denyse F. Clancy, Andrea Huston, Joseph D. Satterley, Mark A. Swanson, Ian A. Rivamonte, Michael T. Stewart of Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood |
| Case: | Schmitz v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Fraudulent Concealment, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Mesothelioma, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tyler B. Wilke, Laci M. Whitley, Ryan Sweet of Flint Law Firm LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Atchison v. CSR Ltd. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Intentional Tort, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Test |
| State: | Missouri |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $8,433,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. Layloff, Jason J. Steinmeyer, Randy L. Gori of The Gori Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Bennett v. Ford Motor Co. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Missouri |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John P. Comerford, Mathew J. Morton of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC |
| Case: | Meissner v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Failure to Protect, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $7,750,661.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mickey P. Landry, Frank J. Swarr, Matthew C. Clark, Philip C. Hoffman of Landry & Swarr, LLC |
| Case: | Gaddy v. Ethyl Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Louisiana |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $5,125,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Theile B. McVey, John D. Kassel of Kassel McVey; Jonathan M. Holder of Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Glenn v. Carboline Co., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Breach of Warranty, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort |
| State: | South Carolina |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard N. Shapiro, Randall E. Appleton of Shapiro & Appleton P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Fowlkes v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Toxic Exposure, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, FELA |
| State: | Virginia |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $4,397,716.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan A. George, Samuel I. Iola, Michael Connett of Waters, Kraus & Paul |
| Case: | Vanni, et al. v. AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $4,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chandler H. Udo, Vanessa Firnhaber Oslund of Bergman Draper Oslund Udo, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Everson v. Lone Star Industries, Inc. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | Washington |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig Sims, Kaitlin T. Wright, Lucas Garrett, William J. Rutzick of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| Case: | Estate of Wright v. Exxonmobil Oil Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposure, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Failure to Protect, Mesothelioma, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Washington |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,429.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benno B. Ashrafi, Venus Burns, Michael T. Reid of Weitz & Luxenberg |
| Case: | Groves v. D.W. Nicholson Corp. |
| Type: | Asbestos Exposure, Failure to Warn, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Exposure, Defective Product, Mesothelioma, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| State: | California |