Jury Awards Nearly $10 Million to Family of Contract Machinist

HOUSTON - A Texas jury has awarded nearly $10 million to the family of a man who died from mesothelioma allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos at a facility owned by Dow Chemical Co. Burnett, et al. v. AlliedSignal, Inc., et al., No. 2001-36408 (Texas Dist. Ct., Harris Cty.).

The Harris County District Court jury handed up the $9.63 million verdict on May 30 after a three-week trial before Judge John T. Wooldridge. According to sources, the underlying complaint was filed on behalf of Bill Tipp, who died from mesothelioma in 1999 after retiring from his position as a …