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Widow Awarded $1.75 Million in Landmark Asbestos Lawsuit Recorded Gavel-to-Gavel by Courtroom View Network

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Spartanburg, SC – A South Carolina state court jury has awarded approximately $1.75 million to the widow of a maintenance worker who claimed that exposure to asbestos caused his fatal cancer. The trial, which began on March 18, was closely watched as it unfolded. The jury deliberated for a few hours after hearing closing arguments before reaching their verdict. The plaintiff’s attorney, Holly Peterson of Simon Greenstone Panatier PC, argued that the husband’s mesothelioma, a terminal form of cancer affecting the lungs, was primarily caused by exposure to asbestos in gaskets produced by industrial manufacturer … Read more

Widow Awarded $1.75 Million in Landmark Asbestos Lawsuit Against John Crane in South Carolina

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SPARTANBURG, SC – A jury in South Carolina has awarded approximately $1.75 million to the widow of a maintenance worker who died from cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The trial, closely monitored by Courtroom View Network, found that the asbestos in gaskets produced by John Crane, an industrial manufacturing company, played a significant role in the worker’s death. However, the jury did not grant the punitive damages requested by the plaintiff’s attorney. The verdict was reached after closing arguments were heard in the trial that began on March 18. Attorney Holly Peterson, representing the plaintiff, … Read more

Motorcyclist Awarded $11 Million in Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

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VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) — A motorcyclist in Los Angeles County has been awarded $11,045,000 by a Superior Court jury in Van Nuys after a collision with a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) vehicle left him with serious injuries. The verdict, delivered on Friday, March 22, 2024, comes after a long legal battle in which the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power denied all liability for the collision. The plaintiff, Grady Dillon, was riding his motorcycle in downtown Los Angeles on the morning of April 12, 2019, when a … Read more

Former County Police Officer Awarded $400,000 in Landmark Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Prince George’s Police Department

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A former police officer in Prince George’s County, Maryland has been awarded nearly $400,000 by a federal jury after she accused her lieutenant of sexual assault and subsequent retaliation for reporting it. Kara McMurray testified during the two-week trial in U.S. District Court that after she reported the assault in 2019, she faced bullying and harassment from fellow officers, forcing her to leave the department in 2021. The former lieutenant, Richard Tallant, was found guilty of a second-degree sex offense in 2019 and sentenced to seven years in prison. However, he … Read more