Case of Disputed Mesothelioma Diagnosis Ends in Defense Verdict

SAN FRANCISCO - Determining that a plaintiff's alleged mesothelioma was actually a more-common form of adenocarcinoma, a jury has returned a defense verdict in a California asbestos case. Ryan v. Asbestos Corporation Limited, No. 419182 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

Jurors in San Francisco County Superior Court returned the verdict on March 22, finding that in favor of Asbestos Corporation Limited was not liable for causing the alleged asbestos-related injuries of Robert Ryan.

Ryan, a 76-year-old former refinery worker, was diagnosed with mesothelioma and sued ACL and several other defendants. Ryan alleged that he sustained intermittent exposure to …