Ill. Jury Reaches Defense Verdict in Asbestos Lung Cancer Case Against Insulation Installer

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. –– An Illinois jury has reached a defense verdict in favor of an insulation seller and installer, rejecting the asbestos claims of a former pipefitter.

The Illinois 11th Judicial Circuit Court for McLean County jury reached the verdict on June 19. Judge Paul Lawrence presided over the trial, at which Sprinkmann Sons Corporation of Illinois was the lone remaining defendant.

The plaintiffs contended that Charles Goodwin was exposed to asbestos-containing insulation while working as a pipefitter for nearly 40 years. As a result of the exposure, Goodwin developed lung cancer, the plaintiffs said.

Sprinkmann, a seller …