California Plumber Wins $14.6M Settlement. Los Angeles, CA A 68 year-old California plumber/pipefitter and his wife today settled their lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court for approximately $14,600,000 against companies who made asbestos containing products. Afflicted with mesothelioma, an aggressive form of asbestos cancer, the career plumbing contractor ... Category: Victories Read More Oregon Union Pipefitter Settles Mesothelioma Claim. Portland, OR Greg Deblock, a career union pipefitter and business manager from Portland, settled his mesothelioma personal injury lawsuit for an amount believed to be the highest ever for a mesothelioma case filed in Portland, Oregon. Poised to deliver a knock-out blow in trial last week to the remaining ... Category: Victories Read More Supreme Court Affirms Rights Of Asbestos Victims To Seek Remedies In Court, Overturns Sham Fibreboard Class Action. The Supreme Court on June 24, 1999 as expected threw out a $1.5 billion asbestos agreement between Fibreboard and a cadre of plaintiffs lawyers. The decision was good news for asbestos victims who can now seek redress in the court system for their injuries. It was bad news for big corporations who ... Category: Victories Read More Washington Navy Veteran Wins Mesothelioma Verdict Against GM. Los Angeles, CA Rafe Ledford, a veteran from Washington State who served in the navy as a machinist from 1958 to 1962, was awarded $1.1 million in damages by a Los Angeles, California jury on November 6. The jury found that Ledford, who at age 69 has malignant mesothelioma, was poisoned while doing repairs on ... Category: Victories Read More California Engineer Settles Mesothelioma Claim For $2.7 Million. Los Angeles, CA Frank Meyers, a retired 80 year-old engineer and navy veteran living with his wife Mary Jo in San Diego, settled his mesothelioma claims two weeks ago in Los Angeles. Faced with the debilitating effects of asbestos cancer and mounting medical bills, the plaintiff mounted an aggressive lawsuit ... Category: Victories Read More Fresno Jury Finds Bendix Despicable, Awards $10.9 Million Jimmy Phillips San Pedro, CA, May 29, 2014 – The Worthington & Caron Law Firm is pleased to announce that a jury in Fresno,California has returned a substantial verdict in favor of our clients, the family of James ‘Jimmy’ Phillips, deceased, a 59 year-old plumber and race car ... Category: Victories Read More Justice Delayed, But Not Denied--$8.6 Million Verdict In Favor Of Family Of 68 Year-Old Refinery Worker The Law Office of Worthington & Caron PC is pleased to report that a Los Angeles jury has recently returned an $8.6 million verdict in favor of our clients, the surviving wife and daughters of a 68 year-old refinery worker, in a case titled Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal. The verdict is the ... Category: Victories Read More Los Angeles Jury Awards More Than $5.55 Million To 70 Year Old Navy Veteran Los Angeles Jury Awards More Than $5.55 Million to 70 Year Old Navy Veteran and Pump Mechanic Exposed to Dust From Asbestos Gaskets and Packing While Working at C&H Sugar in Benicia, California. Richard Keeney The Worthington Law Firm and co-counselThe Farrise Law Firm are pleased to report that ... Category: Victories Read More Avid Surfer And Former Drywaller Awarded $26.6 Million By Los Angeles Jury San Pedro, CA, March 20, 2013—Asbestos cancer litigation law firmWorthington & Caron, P.C. today announced a verdict in the case of a 62 year-old former drywaller diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that heard the case returned its ... Category: Victories Read More Navy Ships: Aircraft Carrier / Battleship / Cruisers Ship Name Ship Number Type of Ship America CVA 66 Aircraft Carrier Antietam CV 36 Aircraft Carrier Bennington CV 20 and CVS 20 Aircraft Carrier Bon Homme Richard CV 31 Aircraft Carrier Boxer CV 21 Aircraft Carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson CVN 70 Aircraft Carrier Constellation ... Category: Victories Read More
