Jury Finds Contractor Liable for $37 Million Verdict in 2 Lung Cancer Cases

NEW YORK - A New York jury in the second phase of a reverse-bifurcated lung cancer trial has found that a former insulation contractor that used asbestos-containing products acted recklessly and is liable for the deaths of two former powerhouse workers. Martin v. Robert A. Keasbey Co., No. 100016/99; Lettiere v. Robert A. Keasbey Co., No. 113583/05 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.).

Jurors returned the phase two verdict May 11 in New York County Supreme Court following a trial overseen by Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich. Sources told HarrisMartin that the jury's finding that Robert A. Keasbey Co. was reckless means …