Florida Jury Awards $2 Million For Electrician's Mesothelioma

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A jury in Florida has awarded $2 million to a retired air conditioning electrician who developed an asbestos-related illness after two years of on-the-job exposure. Zimmerman v. AC&S, Inc., No. 00-4228-27 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty.).

The trial, which took place in Broward County Circuit Court, concluded Dec. 26 after 10 days before Judge O. Edgar Williams.

According to trial testimony, 71-year-old Ned Zimmerman was exposed to asbestos between 1960 and 1962 while installing pipe covering for air conditioning units at Orlando General Hospital.

Zimmerman often installed Armstrong LK Pipe Insulation while working at Ward Air …