$14,000,000  Mesothelioma Verdict

By: Cohen, Placitella & Roth @ Apr 25, 2016

Congratulations to my co-counsel, friends and colleagues  David Greenstone, Jordan Blumenfeld-James and Sam Iola in their stunning defeat of CRANE CO and WILLIAM POWELL in Federal Court in Phoenix, AZ. The case involved exposure to asbestos containing  gasket and packing case. The Plainitff  George Colbourn, was a civilian employee of the navy from 1959-1966.

Under Arizona law Crane Co. will pay 20 % of the $9,000,000 compensatory damage verdict   and 100% of the $5,000,000 punitive damages verdict.

This result is particularly gratifying in light of Crane’s scorched earth litigation strategy of not settling cases.