Non-pecuniary damages unavailable in asbestos case 
Published: March 7, 2012
Tags: asbestos litigation, Death on the High Seas Act, mesothelioma, non-pecuniary damages, product liability
A jury could not award non-pecuniary damages for the wrongful death of a man who was exposed to asbestos during his career in the U.S. Navy, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Jury awards $322 million to worker in asbestos case
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: January 17, 2012
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, asbestosis, Top Ten Jury Verdicts, Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2011
As a teenager growing up in Mississippi who barely learned to read or write, Thomas Brown Jr. went to work on oil drilling rigs as a “roughneck” – doing all the hard manual labor to support the drilling team, including pouring 50-pound bags of additives into mud used in the drilling process.
Thirty years later, he learned those bags contained asbestos.
Union Carbide seeks recusal of judge in asbestos verdict
Published: May 26, 2011
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, asbestosis, recusal, Union Carbide
Union Carbide has moved for the trial judge who oversaw a $322 million jury trial to be recused from the case.
Jury orders two companies to pay $322 million asbestos verdict
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 17, 2011
Tags: asbestos, asbestos litigation, asbestosis
As a teenager growing up in Mississippi who barely learned to read or write, Thomas Brown Jr. went to work on oil drilling rigs as a “roughneck” – doing all the hard manual labor to support the drilling team.
