A San Francisco jury has awarded $10 million in punitive damages to a plaintiff who suffered from asbestosis and asbestos pleural disease. The $1.6 million in economic and noneconomic damages alone would make it one of the largest asbestosis awards reported in California recently. But despite their victory, the fight may not be over for Brayton Purcell or the firm's clients. Defendant Asbestos Corp. Limited's location -- in Canada -- could complicate efforts to collect on the judgment.
July 19, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A San Francisco jury last week awarded $10 million in punitive damages to a plaintiff who suffered from asbestosis and asbestos pleural disease.
The plaintiffs’ $1.6 million in economic and noneconomic damages alone would make the jury’s verdict the second-largest asbestosis award reported in California in the last two years to VerdictSearch, a verdict-tracking publication affiliated with The Recorder.
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