Miss. Jury Awards $15.2 Million in Mud Additive Asbestos Case

LAUREL, Miss. -- A Mississippi jury has awarded $15.2 million to a former oilfield worker whose lawsuit was picked for trial out of a pool of more than 700 pending asbestos complaints that involve exposure to a mud additive sold by a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. Lofton v. ConocoPhillips, No. 2006-106-CV03 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Jones Cty., 2nd Jud. Dist.).

The Second Judicial District of the Mississippi Circuit Court for Jones County jury reached its verdict on April 7 after a one-and-a-half week trial. Jury members deliberated for four hours before reaching the verdict, sources said.

Troy Lofton asserted the claims, …