Baron & Budd Announces $3.5 Million Verdict For Family of Asbestos Victim in Cleveland.Business Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2001 The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., today announced a $3.5 million verdict against Pittsburgh-based North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Refractories Co. (NARCO NARCO Narcotics Commission (United Nations) NARCO National Rear Commodore ) on behalf of the surviving family members of a Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 60,690 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Butler CountyGR6. 2005 estimates indicate a slight population increase to approximately 61,943. , man who died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma Mesothelioma Definition Mesothelioma is an uncommon disease that causes malignant cancer cells to form within the lining of the chest, abdomen, or around the heart. Its primary cause is believed to be exposure to asbestos. . Jurors returned their verdict this morning in Judge Harry Hanna's Court of Common Pleas COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The name of an English court which was established on the breaking up of the aula regis, for the determination of pleas merely civil. It was at first ambulatory, but was afterwards located. . The 3-man, 5-woman jury deliberated almost nine hours over three days before returning their verdict. The four-week trial ended with the jury's award of $2.5 million in compensatory damages A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of another. and $1 million in punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. for the family of Robert Russell Robert or Bob Russell may refer to:
Lead counsel Rick Nemeroff of the Dallas law firm Baron & Budd handled the case on behalf of the Robinson family with fellow Baron & Budd attorneys Ladd Gibke and Chris Panatier. Andy Lipton of Manley, Burke & Lipton provided local counsel for the plaintiffs. "We are truly grateful that the jurors saw this case for what it was," Mr. Nemeroff says. "NARCO knew about the deadly effects of asbestos fibers for many, many years before Mr. Robinson was exposed, but they did nothing to warn him or the other men and women who ultimately had to work with these products." As a rigger at the ARMCO Steel Plant in Hamilton, Mr. Robinson worked with several NARCO products that contained asbestos fibers, including Narcolite Lightweight Insulating Castables, Staz-On Insulating Cement and Unicote Finishing Cement. Jurors were told how Mr. Robinson initially was exposed to the asbestos-containing NARCO products in 1967 and 1968 before being drafted to fight in Vietnam. After returning from his tour of duty, Mr. Robinson returned to the ARMCO plant where he continued to be exposed to asbestos-containing NARCO products from 1970 to 1978. In November 1995, Mr. Robinson was diagnosed with the deadly cancer mesothelioma, a fatal disease caused solely by exposure to asbestos fibers. He died two years later at the age of 49, four days after Christmas in 1997. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo, and two stepchildren, Angie and Jason. Defendant NARCO was represented by Steven Davis and David Peck of Cincinnati's Barron, Peck, Bennie & Katz, and Charles S. Warren of Pittsburgh's Heintzman, Warren, Wise & Fornella. Eric Mann of Cleveland's Benos, Cummings & Mann provided local counsel for the defense. If you would like more information on today's verdict, please contact attorney Rick Nemeroff at 214/543-4334, attorney Ladd Gibke at 214/649-0550, or call Bruce Vincent at 214/559-4630 or pager 888/361-8452. |
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