Missouri Jury Reaches Defense Verdict for Lockheed Martin, Rejects Claims of Airline Mechanic’s Family

LIBERTY, Mo. –– A Missouri jury has reached a defense verdict in favor of Lockheed Martin Corp., rejecting claims that the aircraft manufacturer was liable for a decedent’s mesothelioma, which was allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos-containing ovens contained in airplanes on which the decedent worked.

The Missouri Circuit Court for Clay County jury reached the verdict on June 22 after a six-day trial, allocating 0 percent liability to the defendant. Judge Janet Sutton presided over the trial, which ended after two hours of jury deliberations.

The plaintiffs asserting the claims contended that Allen Goens was exposed to asbestos-containing products …