Kansas City Jury Awards $10 Million to Building Engineer
April 1, 2001
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A jury in Kansas City has awarded $10 million to a man who claimed he developed mesothelioma after years of exposure to asbestos-laden fireproofing spray. Hoskins v. Federal Mogul, No. CV-206172 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Jackson Cty.).
The Jackson County Circuit Court jury awarded the verdict March 8 to Forest D. Hoskins, a former building engineer at Business Men's Assurance Co.
According to counsel involved in the case, it was the first asbestos case tried in Jackson County in more than 10 years.
Hoskins worked at BMA for nearly 21 years. It was during that time he …
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