Pa. Jury Says Companies Must Pay Portion of $3.5 Million Verdict

PHILADELPHIA - Two manufacturers of material that allegedly contained asbestos will pay one-tenth each of the $3.5 million jury verdict after opting not to settle the case following the damages phase of the reverse-bifurcated trial in Philadelphia. Clarence Rabold v. ACandS, et al.,Dec. 2001-3141 (Pa. Ct. of Comm. Pls., Phildelphia Cty.).

Jurors returned the verdict Oct. 27 after hearing argument stemming from allegations that plaintiff Clarence Rabold's exposure to asbestos-containing material caused him to develop mesothelioma. Eight of the 10 companies that were present at the start of trial settled with Rabold after jurors handed down the $3.5 million in …