A Manhattan jury has awarded a record-breaking $60 million asbestos verdict to the estate of a man who died from mesothelioma after working for years as a laborer near asbestos-laden boilers and construction implements.

Plaintiff Pietro Macaluso, who resided in Sacramento, California, and who died at age 56 worked as a construction laborer between 1972 and 1982, according to court papers, and was exposed to asbestos dust while working on home improvements and from boilers while working as a plumber’s helper.