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- Philadelphia Asbestos Verdict $25.2 Million The jury in the case of Baccus v. Crane Co. recently awarded James Baccus’ Estate $25.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
- Navy Firefighter Awarded $2.6 Million for Asbestos Related Cancer David Fortier was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October of 2006, and died in June of 2008. He filed a lawsuit shortly after his diagnosis, but he did not live to see his case decided.
- Asbestos Plaintiff’s Body Subpoenaed, Taken from Graveyard Just Before Burial Harold St. John's body was never laid to rest when a court issued a subpoena for his body to collect tissue samples. Chrysler, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, maintains that the proceedings were necessary to obtain additional information about the way Mr. St. John died.
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Asbestos in Ships
Battleships were a symbol of dominance during the 20th century, and for decades the battleship was a major factor in military strategy. These stately vessels unfortunately also served as a huge risk for asbestos exposure. Asbestos in ships were extensively used in engine and boiler rooms, plus other areas including mess halls, sleeping quarters and navigation rooms.Living Quarters also Threat of Asbestos in Ships
Navy personnel not only came into contact with asbestos ships fibers in engine and boiler rooms, but throughout the ship including living quarters. Even the slightest bump into asbestos in ship materials could stir toxic dust particles into the air. Walls, ceilings, and various rooms harbored the risk for asbestos and its deadly disease.Asbestos is dangerous when its fibers are exposed and inhaled. An asbestos ship’s enclosed quarters increased the health consequences of asbestos in ships for both the workers and the sailors. And when asbestos in ship fibers are inhaled; they remain permanently lodged in one’s lungs causing severe and fatal cancers years later.
Sailors and workers were rarely issued equipment for protection against the toxic asbestos in ships. And frequent exposure to asbestos in ships has been established as a strong cause of the development of lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma.
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