Bobo v. AGCO Corp. et al. – Secondary Asbestos Exposure Litigation
The Alabama Supreme Court has been asked by a federal district court to resolve the extent to which state law holds premises owners liable to non-employees for hazards created in the workplace. At issue in Bobo v. AGCO Corporation, et al. is whether the law allows an employer to be responsible for the harmful asbestos exposure of […]
Jury Awards $150 Million for Auto Defect That Killed Child
The death of a four-year-old child in 2012 was caused by a vehicle defectively designed with a rear fuel tank, a jury in Georgia recently decided. For this, the manufacturer was ordered to pay $150 million in damages to the boy’s family. At the conclusion of a two-week trial, jurors determined Chrysler Group LLC was liable […]
Merwitz v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. – $7.25M Verdict for Asbestos Death
A jury recently awarded $7.25 million to the estate of a man who died of an asbestos-related disease known as mesothelioma. Although the decedent died just six months after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, his lawsuit alleged he was exposed to the toxic mineral in the 1960s while he toiled in a U.S. Navy […]
