N.Y. Jury Awards $3 Million to Asbestos Plaintiffs; Assesses 35 Percent Liability to Crane Co.

BUFFALO, N.Y. –– An upstate New York jury has awarded $3 million in a gasket and packing case against Crane Co., finding the defendant 35 percent liable for the decedent’s mesothelioma, sources told HarrisMartin.

The New York Supreme Court for Erie County jury reached the verdict on July 31 after two days of deliberations. Judge Jeremiah J. Moriarty III presided over the two-week trial.

In its verdict, the jury awarded $2.5 million to decedent Lee Holdsworth and $500,000 to his widow. An additional $67,700 was issued for Holdsworth’s medical bills.

Crane Co. was the lone remaining defendant at the …