What the Experts Are Saying:
Industrial Hygienist Vernon E. Rose, Ph.D., on Warnings, Sandblasting Exposures
April 1, 2003
The following exchanges were excerpted from the trial photo-5transcripts created following the recent settlement of claims filed by former sandblaster Hollis Horton against sand supplier Lone Star Industries.
Horton settled his claim with Lone Star for $600,000, just as the jury was returning with its verdict. A subsequent interview with jurors found that the panel was preparing to award Horton nearly $13 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
In the exchange below, plaintiffs attorney Russell Endsely of Smith Gibson in Houston examines plaintiffs' expert, Vernon E. Rose, Ph.D., a retired industrial hygienist. Cross-examining Dr. Rose for Lone Star Industries …
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