Congratulations lawyers San Francisco Gil Purcell and Dustin Bodaghi, which represented California plumber, Jake Casey along with Patricia Casey Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in mesothelioma lawsuit filed against Kaiser gypsum company, Inc. After a trial period of three weeks and ? day debate San Francisco jury awarded more than 41 million dollars for Mr. Casey, a plumber, who worked in high-rise commercial buildings from 1961 until 2001 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2011.
This lawsuit mesothelioma was a continuation of the verdict handed down by courts in March 2011. In the case of negligence and product liability, filed in San Francisco jury ruled against Kaiser gypsum, Inc., a manufacturer of joint compounds and wallboard material and the defendant FDCC California, Inc., (formerly known as the Dinwiddie construction company). The lawsuit claimed that asbestos containing joint connections and wallboards defectively designed and include failure to prevent a product defect, and the jury members agreed. At the same time, Casey was awarded $1,273, 421 in economic losses, $ 15 million in non-economic damages and $ 5 million in loss of Consortium. Jury appointed 7 per cent of the liability of the accused FDCC California, Inc. and 3.5% of the responsibility of the accused Kaiser gypsum company, Inc.
In a statement, which was released by lawyers representing cases Casey claimed that the company did not warn workers of asbestos exposure may cause mesothelioma or lung cancer and unable to protect them from the deadly Asbestos dust and fibers.
On 10 may, the jury determined that the gypsum Kaiser acted with oppression and malice and hit with punitive damages fine of $ 20 million.
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