Litigation
Nov. 5, 2012
SF man wins $6 million in damages against asbestos company
A San Francisco man won $6 million in punitive damages Friday in a jury trial against frequent asbestos defendant Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Francisco man won $6 million in punitive damages Friday in a jury trial against frequent asbestos defendant Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc.
The verdict brings the total damages from all claims in the case to more than $13.2 million.
Plaintiff Melvin Desin worked as an electrician for 44 years, and his attorneys Gilbert L. Purcell and Christopher E. Hersom argued that Kaiser Gypsum products he used in his trad...
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