Jury Awards Covil Corp Worker's Family $32.7M
Jury Awards Covil Corp Worker's Family $32.7M
Introduction
In one of the state’s largest mesothelioma verdicts, a North Carolina jury awarded the estate of an erstwhile worker $32.7 million following a five-day trial in October. Recently, the defendant’s appeal to overturn the verdict was denied.
The worker started working at a Firestone tire facility in Wilson, North Carolina in 1975 and worked there until 1995. During his employment, he worked in the company’s curing room changing tire molds on asbestos-containing platen insulators, gaskets, and other replacement parts. According to Jessica Dean of Dean Omar & Branham LLP, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, the exposure to asbestos-containing insulation supplied by company Covil Corp. was found responsible for damages. The worker was diagnosed with mesothelioma and succumbed to the disease before the trial at the age of 78.
The case is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Comments
Latest News
Study Links Roundup Chemical to Long-Term Brain Damage
Categories: Roundup
A recent study suggests that exposure to the widely used herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, may be…
Zimmer Biomet Gets FDA Approval for Cementless Partial Knee
Categories: Zimmer Hip/Knee Replacement
Zimmer Biomet announced it has received supplemental FDA premarket approval (PMA) for the Oxford Cementless Partial…
Court Names Special Masters for Bard Mesh Claim Settlements
Categories: Hernia Mesh
The U.S. District Judge overseeing the federal litigation involving Bard hernia mesh lawsuits has appointed two…