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Jun. 2, 2007

Jury Awards $5.2 Million in Asbestos-Exposure Lawsuit

In one of several asbestos-exposure cases filed against a global engineering-and-construction conglomerate, a Los Angeles County jury, for the first time, found that the manufacturer acted with malice.

By Alexa Hyland
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      In one of several asbestos-exposure cases filed against a global engineering-and-construction conglomerate, a Los Angeles County jury, for the first time, found that the manufacturer acted with malice.
      The Superior Court jury decided May 23 that Foster Wheeler Corp. must pay $5.2 million to the survivors of career naval machinist Richard Walmach...

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