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Litigation

Oct. 19, 2007

Navy Boiler Worker Awarded $35 Million for Asbestos Exposure

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has awarded a retired U.S. Navy boiler tender with an asbestos-related illness $35.1 million in compensatory damages for his exposure to asbestos-containing material 50 years ago.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court jury has awarded a retired U.S. Navy boiler tender with an asbestos-related illness $35.1 million in compensatory damages for his exposure to asbestos-containing material more than 50 years ago.
      The verdict, returned Friday after a five-week trial, is thought to be the largest in the state for a plaintiff in...

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