Family of Missouri Woman, 42, Awarded $5.1 Million in Mesothelioma Case

ST. LOUIS - A jury in Missouri recently awarded $5.1 million to the family of a 42-year-old woman who died of mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos dust brought home on the clothes of her father. Foster v. A.P. Green Industries, Inc., et al., No. 012-9428 (Mo. Cir. Ct., St. Louis City.).

The jury awarded the verdict to the estate of Stephanie Foster after finding that defendant Aerojet-General would not be permitted to assert during trial that it did not utilize asbestos in its manufacturing processes or that it wasn't aware of the hazards of asbestos to the extent …