Jury Awards Damages Against Owens-Illinois in Maryland Meso Case

BALTIMORE - A Maryland jury has awarded more than $6 million to the widow of a man who developed mesothelioma and died nearly 50 years after spending just one month working around Owens-Illinois' asbestos-containing Kaylo product. Hunter v. ACandS, Inc., et al., No. n/a (Md. Cir. Ct., Baltimore Cty.).

The Baltimore City Circuit Court jury awarded the verdict on April 3, after it found Owens-Illinois responsible for the asbestos exposure and death of Harry Hunter. The jury also awarded damages to Hunter's surviving spouse, who had sought damages for loss of consortium.

During the summer between his junior and senior …