Wyoming Federal Jury Reaches Defense Verdict in Favor of Flowserve at Conclusion of Asbestos Trial

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –– A Wyoming federal jury has reached a defense verdict in favor of defendant Flowserve, rejecting claims that a former chemical plant employee developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos in the defendant’s pumps and/or valves.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming jury reached the verdict on Dec. 1 after a three-week trial. The jury reached its verdict after just one hour of deliberations, sources told HarrisMartin.

The plaintiffs brought the claims on behalf of William Robinson, contending that during the course of his work at the Allied Chemical Plant for 30 years, …