Los Angeles Jury Reaches Defense Verdict for John Crane

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles jury has reached a defense verdict for John Crane in a chrysotile asbestos case, rejecting the plaintiffs' contention that work with the company's packing and gasket products exposed him to asbestos. Larry and Sheryl Lindquist v. John Crane Inc., No. BC382729 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

John Crane was the lone remaining defendant at the time of the Oct. 20 verdict. The trial was presided over by Judge Richard L. Fruin Jr.

The claims were asserted on behalf of Larry Lindquist, who claimed that his work with asbestos-containing packing and gaskets manufactured by …