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Former Pipefitter Awarded $6 Million By An Illinois Jury

Former Pipefitter Awarded $6 Million By An Illinois Jury

Former Pipefitter Awarded $6 Million By An Illinois Jury

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An Illinois Circuit Court jury for Cook County awarded more than $ 6 million to the daughter of a former pipefitter who was diagnosed with mesothelioma allegedly caused due to the asbestos exposure while working with a Crane Packing Company in Chicago. Judge Clare Elizabeth McWilliams, who presided over the trial stated that the manufacturer was 100% liable for the decedent's mesothelioma. The claims were filed by the man's daughter, accusing the manufacturer of providing an inadequate warning to prevent asbestos exposure hazards.

The company has been the defendant in many asbestos lawsuits; however, they have largely solved most of the cases filed against it. Asbestos-related cancer cases continue to be filed in several federal courts across the nation. Apart from industrial workers, asbestos exposure has been known to cause mesothelioma and ovarian cancer in several individuals who used talc-based products for a prolonged period of time. Defendants named in the talcum powder litigation are Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, Imerys Talc North America, and Vanderbilt Minerals.

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