Mesothelioma and Asbestos Trial Verdicts At Kazan Law, an award-winning California mesothelioma and asbestos law firm, we accept a relatively small number of cases and prepare every one of them for trial. Over the years, defendants and their lawyers have learned that trying cases against Kazan Law is rarely productive and almost always very expensive. As […]
In separate decisions, a California appeals court recently affirmed punitive-damages awards totaling $ 13.5 million that the jury returned in a Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood asbestos case against ArvinMeritor, Inc. and Pneumo Abex, LLC, describing ArvinMeritor’s conduct as “highly reprehensible” and concluding ample evidence supported Pneumo Abex’s ability to pay its portion of the award. Writing for the First […]
On January 6, 2011 an Alameda County jury returned a $13.5 million dollar second phase verdict assessing punitive damages against Phuemo Abex LLC (9 million dollars) and Arvin Meritor/Rockwell (4.5 million dollars). In the first phase of the trial, completed on December 22, the jury awarded 3.9 million dollars in compensatory damages, and found that […]
On December 22, 2010, an Oakland jury returned a verdict of $3,970,000 against ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Rockwell International), Carlisle Corporation, and Pneumo Abex LLC for Gordon and Emily Bankhead. The jury found that all three defendants committed malice, fraud and/or oppression; trial will reconvene on January 5, 2011 for determination of punitive damages against ArvinMeritor, Carlisle, […]