Jurors Award Nearly $500,000 in Asbestos-Containing Hot Tops Case Against Ferro Engineering

PHILADELPHIA –– A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $500,000 at the conclusion of a trial in which the plaintiff contended that exposure to asbestos in hot tops caused the decedent to develop mesothelioma.

The Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County jury reached the verdict on May 20 following a trial presided over by Judge Ramy I. Djerassi.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Ed Ford, who handled, installed and removed asbestos-containing hot top materials while working at the Armco Steel Corp. plant for more than 30 years. The plaintiffs named Ferro Engineering Co. as a defendant …