Jury Awards $37 Million in Asbestos-Containing Brake Lining Case; Finds Pneumo Abex Liable

TAMPA, Fla. –– A Florida jury has awarded nearly $37 million to asbestos plaintiffs in a brake lining exposure suit, finding Pneumo Abex 75 percent liable, sources told HarrisMartin Publishing.

The Florida 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Hillsborough County jury reached the verdict Aug. 27. Chief Judge Manuel Menedez Jr. presided over the two-and-a-half week trial, which ended after two hours of juror deliberations.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Gary Hampton, who was allegedly exposed to asbestos in brake products while working as an automotive mechanic for seven years in the 1970s.

As a result of the …