Jury Awards Garlock Defense Verdict in Lung Cancer Case

CONROE, Texas - A jury in Texas has refused to award damages to a plaintiff who claimed that his lung cancer was the result of a synergism between smoking and his exposure to an asbestos-containing gasket product manufactured by Garlock, Inc. LRoy v. Able Supply Company, et al., No. 00-10-06613 (Texas Dist. Ct., Montgomery Cty.).

According to sources, the Montgomery County District Court jury took 45 minutes to find that Garlock was neither negligent nor grossly negligent in the alleged asbestos-related death of Jimmy Ward, who claimed he was exposed to Garlock gaskets when he worked as a roustabout for …