New Orleans Woman Alleging Exposure to ACL Asbestos Awarded $6.4 Million

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana jury has awarded $6.4 million to a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos manufactured and sold by Asbestos Corporation Ltd.

After a seven-day trial, a jury sitting in the Louisiana District Court, Parish of Orleans issued the $6,420,467 verdict in favor of New Orleans resident Mary Morvant. The jury found that Morvant was exposed to raw asbestos fiber supplied by ACL to a local plant owned by Johns-Manville Marrero.

According to the suit, Morvant, a surgical nurse, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2012 after being exposed to asbestos fibers …