Know More About Asbestos and Mesothelioma

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BaronBudd,P
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Mesothelioma
Case Results
The information listed below represents just some
of the cases Baron Budd attorneys have handled
on
behalf on mesothelioma victims and their
families. It is important to note that Baron
Budd attorneys
served as lead counsel for all of these cases,
which means that they did not refer out the work
to other law
firms. Since some mesothelioma law firms refer
out all of their cases it is important to for you
to ask any
law firm you are considering if they are a
referral-only firm or if they practice law with
lawyers on staff.
Specific Results Depend on the Facts of Each Case.
Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future
Success.
10,747,491.65 Received by Client after
Attorneys Fees and Expenses for a gentleman who
developed
malignant mesothelioma as a result of his
exposure to joint compound as a construction
worker in
California. This case went to trial and resulted
in a significant verdict in favor of the
gentleman, his wife
and children that was listed by a national legal
publication as one of the top verdicts in the
U.S. that
year. The case subsequently settled.
6,484,234.86 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a California
resident who died at the age of 50 after
developing asbestos-related mesothelioma. He was
exposed
to asbestos while serving in the Navy aboard
nuclear submarines during the 1960s. This case
went to
trial against the manufacturer of an
asbestos-containing pipe covering product. The
jury awarded a
significant verdict, which was affirmed on
appeal.
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5,277,369.29 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of a woman who
was
diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 68.
She was exposed to asbestos in construction
materials
while working in her familys California home
remodeling business. The case went to trial
against the
manufacturer of an asbestos-containing joint
compound. The jury awarded significant
damages, which
were affirmed on appeal.
4,713,571.92 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for an ironworker who worked
at a number of West Texas industrial sites
throughout his career, and who was diagnosed with
mesothelioma at the age of 79.
3,978,982.78 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a gentleman
who
developed mesothelioma as a result of his
exposure to asbestos while working as an engineer
at a power
plant. This case went to trial in Brownsville,
Texas and resulted in a significant jury verdict,
which was
affirmed on appeal.
3,705,957.58 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of a pipefitter
who worked in Texas chemical plants and
refineries, where he was exposed to a variety of
asbestos-
containing products. He died at the age of 80
from complications related to his pleural
mesothelioma.
3,667,988.06 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for an aircraft mechanic with
worked at Texas airports, where he was exposed to
asbestos. The case went to trial against the
manufacturer of an asbestos-containing pipe
covering product, with the jury awarding a
significant
verdict. The case subsequently settled.
3,662,333.90 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a Texas resident who
developed
mesothelioma at the age of 70. Our client began
his working career in the construction industry
in the
1940s as a latherer/plasterer, and eventually
formed his own construction company. He was
exposed
to asbestos-containing products throughout his
career. The case went to trial, with the jury
awarding a
significant verdict against the manufacturer of
an asbestos-containing joint compound product
to which
our client was exposed.
3,591,824.96 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of an Iowa
gentleman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at
the age of 56. He was exposed to asbestos at
various construction sites where he worked as a
sheet rocker, roofer and laborer.
3,580,617.89 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of a former
custodian who developed mesothelioma as a result
of his exposure to asbestos-containing products
during the construction and remodeling of three
Texas school buildings. At times, he would
personally
use asbestos-containing joint compound products
to make repairs at the schools. He died of
mesothelioma at the age of 60.
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3,447,461.24 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of a gentleman
with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos
while working as a mechanical contractor at a
variety of industrial sites in a number of
states over the course of his career. He was
diagnosed with
mesothelioma at the age of 71.
3,054,319.25 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a Louisiana welder and his
family. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma at
the age of 51. In addition to his asbestos
exposure at
various shipyards and industrial sites, he was
exposed to asbestos brought into the home when he
was a
child because he lived with a sheet metal worker
and a welder.
2,885,779.82 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the family of a Texas man
diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 49 who
was exposed to asbestos while working as a
machinist and a welder.
2,828,851.92 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a gentleman diagnosed
with mesothelioma at the age of 62. He was
exposed to asbestos while working as a young man
in
commercial and residential construction in
Texas.
2,743,242.23 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for Texas man who spent his
career
in Texas oil refineries and chemical plants,
working as a carpenter, insulator, painter and
brickmason.
Because of his occupational asbestos exposure, he
was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 75.
2,730,032.65 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a woman and her family.
This
woman, 63 years of age at the time of her
diagnosis, suffered what is commonly called
household
exposure to asbestos. She was exposed to
asbestos fibers brought home from work on the
clothing of
her father, a foreman in Illinois steel mills.
Later, she was also exposed to asbestos brought
home on
her husbands clothes from his work in
construction sites in Iowa and steel mills in
Illinois.
2,590,164.33 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a Louisiana man and his
family.
He was 74 years of age when he was diagnosed with
mesothelioma, caused by his exposure to asbestos
as a laborer and millwright at a paper mill.
The case was tried to a jury, which awarded a
substantial
verdict and the judgment was affirmed on appeal.
2,519,175.05 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for a 62-year-old California
man
with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos
while working in carpentry and construction.
2,484,790.77 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a Texas man
diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 74. He
was exposed to asbestos during his career laying
water and sewer lines.
2,472,637.32 Received by Client after Attorneys
Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a man who
died of mesothelioma at the age of 58. He was
exposed to asbestos as a salesman going in and
out of
construction sites in Pennsylvania. He was also
exposed to asbestos as a child through his
fathers work
clothing in the family home. This type of
exposure is commonly called household exposure.
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