Jury Awards $5 Million in Asbestos Lung Cancer Case

SAN FRANCISCO - A jury in California has awarded more than $5 million to a retired Naval officer who alleged that he developed terminal lung cancer as a result of his exposure to asbestos. Jones v. Asbestos Defendants, No. 407782 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

The San Francisco Superior Court jury on Aug. 1 awarded Edward Jones and his wife $5.048 million, after a month-long trial before Judge Rober L. Dondero. Defendants John Crane, Inc., and Leslie Controls, Inc., were found liable for causing Jones' alleged injuries, sources said.

Jones' exposure to asbestos began when he was just 16 …