Large awards get the headlines, but every one of them rests on specifics: which products a person worked with, which company made them, which years, and what the company knew at the time. These articles report the largest verdicts and awards in asbestos litigation and, where it is on record, what convinced the jury.
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- Jury Awards $65.5 Million to Minnesota Mother with Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos Victims on St. Croix Benefit from $106 Million Hess Settlement
- $25 Million Awarded to Philadelphia Asbestosis Victim
- $3.8 Million Awarded to Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victim and His Wife
- Bridgestone Firestone Ordered to Pay $30 Million Following 65-Year-Old’s Mesothelioma Death
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- Jury Awards $65.5 Million to Minnesota Mother with Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos Victims on St. Croix Benefit from $106 Million Hess Settlement
- $25 Million Awarded to Philadelphia Asbestosis Victim
- $3.8 Million Awarded to Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victim and His Wife
- Bridgestone Firestone Ordered to Pay $30 Million Following 65-Year-Old’s Mesothelioma Death
- Paint Company Agrees to Resolve Asbestos Claim for $797.5 Million
- Texas Jury Awards $18.6 Million in Asbestos Claim
- Nevada Jury Awards $15.6 Million to Electrician with Mesothelioma
- Connecticut Jury Awards $20 Million to Mesothelioma Victim, Punitive Damages Still Being Considered
- “Reckless Disregard” Leads to $7.5 Million Punitive Damages Mesothelioma Award
- Jury Awards $7.4 Million to Mesothelioma Victim
- Canadian Asbestos Company Ordered to Pay $16 Million to Lung Cancer Victim’s Family
- Despite Caterpillar’s Objections, Court Allows $4.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict to Stand
- Jury Awards $23 Million After Laundry Equipment Causes Malignant Mesothelioma
- Avon Ordered to Pay Mesothelioma Victim $52.1 Million
- Philadelphia Jury Awards Asbestos Victim $25 Million in Damages
- Plant Worker’s Family Wins $14M in Asbestos Claim
- $9 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Upheld on Appeal
- After BASF Falsehoods Were Exposed, Judge Approves $100 Million Asbestos Settlement
- Asbestos Settlement For Kansas City Victims Reached At $80M
- Jury Awards Libby, Montana Mesothelioma Victims $4 Million Each
- Jury’s Anger Leads to $26.5 Million Mesothelioma Judgment Against Pabst Blue Ribbon
- Kraft Heinz and Others Ordered to Pay $32 Million to Mesothelioma Victim’s Family
- $10 Million Award After Peritoneal Mesothelioma is Blamed on Asbestos in Brake Gaskets
- $10.3 Million Awarded to New Orleans Longshoreman Following Mesothelioma Diagnosis
- Engineering Company Reaches $480M Asbestos Settlement Agreement
- Mesothelioma Death Leads to $107 Million Jury Award
- New York Jury Awards Mesothelioma Victim $8 Million From Negligent Contractor
- $8 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim’s Family
- After Appeal, California Court Orders CertainTeed to Pay Over $10 Million to Mesothelioma Victim
- Despite Appeal, $25 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Stands
- Family Awarded $3.8 Million After Employer is Blamed for Grandfather’s Mesothelioma Death
- Ford Assessed $9 Million Liability After Auto Repair Career Leads to Mesothelioma Death
- Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $15 Million by Connecticut Jury
- $29 Million Jury Verdict Stands in Mesothelioma Case
- $40 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Ruled Appropriate and Reasonable
- $7.55 Million Awarded to New England Power Plant Worker with Mesothelioma
- $7.7M in New York Asbestos Verdict
- 79-Year-Old Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $10 Million in Damages Seven Decades After Asbestos Exposure
- Appeal of Bowling Ball Mesothelioma Verdict Rejected – Victim’s Family to Keep $1.9 Million
- Appeals Court Denies Attempt to Overturn $2.3 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
- Asbestos Company Ordered to Pay 15% of Mesothelioma Victim’s $18 Million Verdict
- Asbestos Settlement Of $80 Million Reached For Kansas Courthouse Workers
- Ex-Smoker Prevails in $2.3 Million Asbestos Claim Against Conrail
- Jury Awards $25 Million Verdict to Mesothelioma Victim and His Wife
- Jury Awards Mesothelioma Victim $32 Million
- Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $5.75 Million in Case Against Volkswagen
- Objection to $5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Centers on Question of Recklessness
- Paper Mill’s “No Settlement” for Mesothelioma Policy Leads to $16.67 Million Jury Award
- Retired Rear Admiral Stricken with Malignant Mesothelioma Awarded $2.5 Million
- Washington Court of Appeals Upholds $17 Million Mesothelioma Judgment
- “Systematic Fraud” Leads to $72.5 Million Mesothelioma/Asbestos Settlement
- $11.2 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim Who Dismantled World War II Ships
- $13.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Stands Despite Asbestos Company’s Appeal
- $25 Million Awarded in New York Asbestos Claim
- $3.45 Million Awarded to Family of Virginia Mesothelioma Victim
- $36.5 Million Verdict Provides Positive Signal for Libby Mesothelioma Victims
- $6.6 Million Jury Verdict Returned to Mesothelioma Victim
- $70 Million Award to Lab Tech With Mesothelioma Among the Region’s Largest
- 81-Year-Old Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $23 Million
- Appeals Court Defers to Jury’s 2.75 Million Dollar Mesothelioma Verdict
- Asbestos Company Fails in Effort to Overturn $14.6 Million Mesothelioma Award
- Asbestos Company’s Appeal of $2.9 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Fails
- Blood Plasma Equipment Company Ordered to Pay $70 Million in Mesothelioma Damages
- California Man Awarded $18.8 Million in Mesothelioma Claim Against Johnson & Johnson
- Citing “Malice, Oppression and Fraud,” Jury Awards Mesothelioma Victim $22 Million
- Company Ordered to Pay $25 Million to Mesothelioma Victim Only Protected Its Own Employees from Asbestos
- Court Denies Bid to Overturn $7 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
- Court Upholds Jury’s $6 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
- Despite Asbestos Company’s Objection, $10.4 Million Mesothelioma Award is Upheld
- Despite Ford’s Appeal, $34 Million Mesothelioma Award Can Only be Reapportioned, Not Reduced
- Exxon’s Appeal of $2.2 Million Mesothelioma Verdict Fails
- Following $36.5 Million Verdict, Asbestos Victim Pursues Further Legal Action
- Ford Must Pay $6 Million After Limousine Manufacturing Job Leads to Mesothelioma Death
- Ford Ordered to Pay $8.2 Million to Mechanic Diagnosed with Mesothelioma
- Judge Reduces Mesothelioma Damages from $325 Million to $120 Million
- Jury Awards $20 Million to Mesothelioma-Stricken Mechanic and his Wife
- Long Ago Construction Project Leads to Mesothelioma Diagnosis, $7.3 Million Damages Award
- Louisiana Jury Delivers Record-Breaking $37.6 Million Mesothelioma Award
- Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $5 Million After Summer Job Exposed him to Asbestos
- Nebraska Woman’s Family Settles Mesothelioma Claim for $260,000
- Oil Refinery Employee Awarded $25 Million Following Mesothelioma Diagnosis
- Philadelphia School District Agrees to $850,000 Mesothelioma Settlement With Longtime Teacher
- State Supreme Court Reinstates Jury’s $81.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
- Victim’s $15 Million Mesothelioma Award Stands
- “Passion or Prejudice” Question Raised by Asbestos Company After $20 Million Mesothelioma Award
- “Weak” Warning Plays Role in $2.38 Million Mesothelioma Verdict
Past case results described in these articles depend on facts specific to each case and do not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other claim.
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