$200M Punitive Damages Award in Take-Home Exposure Mesothelioma Trial

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Paul B. Kerlin
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Yesterday a Los Angeles jury awarded $8.8M in compensatory damages and $200M in punitive damages in a take-home exposure case against CertainTeed and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (Evans v. A.W. Chesterton, et al). Plaintiff Rhonda Evans claimed that she contracted mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers that had been carried home on her husband’s clothing who cut asbestos pipes manufactured by CertainTeed for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

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