Jury Awards $14 Million for 3 Plaintiffs in Reverse-Bifurcated Trial

PHILADELPHIA -- After the conclusion of the first phase in a reverse-bifurcated trial, a Pennsylvania jury recently awarded a total of $14 million to three asbestos plaintiffs, all of whom claimed that their work on U.S. Navy shipyards exposed them to asbestos. Hirschberg v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., No. 002591; Mattison v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., No. 003607; Sorey v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., No. 004509 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Cty.).

The Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County jury reached the Phase I verdict - in which it agreed with and assessed damages for the …