N.Y. Jury Awards $25 Million in 2 Asbestos Cases Against Crane Co.; 20 and 9 Percent Liability Allocated

NEW YORK –– A New York jury has awarded $25 million at the end of a consolidated asbestos trial in which two former electricians claimed they developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing products.

Jurors in the New York Supreme Court for New York County returned the verdict June 16 against Crane Co., the lone remaining defendant in the case. Jurors allocated 9 percent liability to Crane Co. in one of the cases, and assigned 20 percent liability to the defendant in the second case.

The consolidated trial, which began May 12, involved the claims of two …