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Litigation

Jun. 7, 2013

Oakland firm wins $27 million for plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuit

An Oakland-based plaintiffs' firm has won more than $27 million for clients who lodged an asbestos lawsuit against an Ohio-based packaging product manufacturer and other companies.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An Oakland-based plaintiffs' firm has won more than $27 million for clients who lodged an asbestos lawsuit against an Ohio-based packaging product manufacturer and other companies.

Filed last year in Alameda County Superior Court, the case alleged that executives at Owens-Illinois Inc. deliberately neglected to tell customers and employees of their possible exposure to asbestos, which attorneys claim the company knew about ...

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