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Top Verdicts

Feb. 16, 2012

Top Defense Verdicts--Chester Morrison and Diane Morrison v. Alfa Laval, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Dana Companies, LLC, and Crane Co.


Trying to impeach the credibility of a seriously ill man before a jury takes finesse, but Alexander G. Calfo also had to make understandable the many scientific questions that dominated this complex case.


"We had to rely on the science, which is difficult with a jury," Calfo said.


In 2010, plaintiff Chester Morrison, age 68, was diagnosed with mesothelioma and filed suit against about 60 defendants.


The case proceeded to trial agains...

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