The_RANDy_Corporation
08-31-2001, 09:41 AM
Plaintiff will die before the appeals do. Is this too much? Not enough?
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Jury Awards $55.5 Million to Cancer Patient Exposed to Asbestos in Construction Materials
The Associated Press
Published: Aug 31, 2001
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Jurors awarded $55.5 million to a cancer patient they determined had been exposed to asbestos in the mid-1970s while working in home construction.
Alfredo Hernandez Sr., 47, sued Kelly-Moore Paint Co. alleging the company's joint compound and wall texture products contained cancer-causing asbestos.
His attorney, Lisa Blue, contended Kelly-Moore continued to make the products even after learning of the potential health risks of asbestos. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined asbestos posed a health risk in the early 1970s.
Calls Thursday to Kelly-Moore's corporate headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., were referred to a corporate lawyer who didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
Wednesday's $55 million jury award included $15 million in punitive damages against the company.
Blue said she is concerned that Hernandez, who has lost a lung to cancer, will die before Kelly-Moore exhausts its appeals.
"He's got a ton of medical bills that the insurance won't cover," she said.
AP (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAW9H4X1RC.html)
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Jury Awards $55.5 Million to Cancer Patient Exposed to Asbestos in Construction Materials
The Associated Press
Published: Aug 31, 2001
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Jurors awarded $55.5 million to a cancer patient they determined had been exposed to asbestos in the mid-1970s while working in home construction.
Alfredo Hernandez Sr., 47, sued Kelly-Moore Paint Co. alleging the company's joint compound and wall texture products contained cancer-causing asbestos.
His attorney, Lisa Blue, contended Kelly-Moore continued to make the products even after learning of the potential health risks of asbestos. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined asbestos posed a health risk in the early 1970s.
Calls Thursday to Kelly-Moore's corporate headquarters in San Carlos, Calif., were referred to a corporate lawyer who didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.
Wednesday's $55 million jury award included $15 million in punitive damages against the company.
Blue said she is concerned that Hernandez, who has lost a lung to cancer, will die before Kelly-Moore exhausts its appeals.
"He's got a ton of medical bills that the insurance won't cover," she said.
AP (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAW9H4X1RC.html)