New York Jury Awards Asbestos Plaintiffs $22 Million

NEW YORK -- A jury has awarded two plaintiffs a combined $22 million in damages after finding defendant John Crane Inc. entirely liable for injuries sustained by two plaintiffs alleging mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. Mayer v. A.O. Smith, et al., No. 03/106231; Marshall v. ACandS, Inc., et al., No. 02/119369 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.).

The verdict was reached Aug. 3 after three weeks of trial before Judge Paula Omansky of the New York County Supreme Court. John Crane was the lone defendant remaining at trial.

Plaintiffs Bernard Mayer and Margaret Marshall, administratrix of the estate of Noah Pride, had their claims …