N.Y. Jury Reaches Defense Verdict in Favor of Crane Co. in Asbestos Case

BUFFALO, N.Y. –– An upstate New York jury has reached a defense verdict in favor of Crane Co., rejecting claims that the decedent’s mesothelioma was caused by exposure to asbestos in the defendant’s valves.

The New York Supreme Court for Erie County jury reached the verdict on July 19 after a three-and-a-half-week trial and several hours of jury deliberations.

Judge Frederick J. Marshall presided over the trial.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Joseph Tucholski, who was allegedly exposed to asbestos while serving in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1959. Specifically, Tucholski came into contact …