Jury Awards $6 Million to California Woman Exposed While Father Worked on Brakes

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco jury has awarded more than $6 million to a woman allegedly exposed to asbestos during childhood as she helped her father work on the brakes of his car. Prior v. Raybestos-Manhattan, No. 313504 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

In a rare bystander exposure case, the California Superior Court on March 14 awarded Renee Prior $6.345 million for damages stemming from mesothelioma she developed in October 1999.

According to sources, Prior was exposed to asbestos years ago, while holding lamps for her father, Gibert Klima, as he did brake work at home in his …