Asbestos Extra: Appeals Court Upholds $7.5 Million Silicosis Award
November 25, 2002
U.S. Silica Co. v. Tompkins
BEAUMONT, Texas - A Texas appeals court has refused to disturb what is believed to be one of the largest single-plaintiff verdicts in the history of silica-related personal injury litigation. U.S. Silica Co. v. Tompkins, No. 09-01-377 (Texas App. Ct., Ninth Dist.). In an opinion issued Nov. 21, the Ninth District Texas Court of Appeals ruled that a Jefferson County District Court jury was presented with evidence sufficient to support its previous finding that the death of Donald Tompkins was caused by the negligence of U.S. …
