Asbestos case tried under maritime and wrongful death law – $9,182,906 Verdict 
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: March 19, 2012
Tags: Judge David F. Pugh, Maritime, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Newport News Circuit Court, Wrongful Death
A 68-year-old retired shipyard worker died from mesothelioma, which was allegedly caused by his use of John Crane Inc.’s asbestos gaskets and packing at the Newport News Shipyard, where he worked as a pipefitter and pipefitter foreman from 1962 to 1968. Prior to trial, John Crane had moved that the case be tried under Virginia [...]
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