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Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Phone: 1.800.575.9707
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| Asbestosis
Verdicts |
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In a group of asbestosis cases tried in New York State Supreme Court
in the summer of 1992 LPK attorney Robert I. Komitor obtained the
following jury verdicts: |
| DeStefano: Plaintiff suffered
with asbestos-related pleural disease and beginnings of asbestosis
verdict: $2,019,000. |
| Smykowsky Plaintiff suffered
from asbestos-related pleural disease and asbestosis; verdict:
$1,470,396. |
| Peaslee Plaintiff suffered
from asbestos-related pleural disease; verdict: $810,000. |
| Swiercynski Plaintiff suffered
with interstitial fibrosis, which defendants claimed was adult
respiratory distress syndrome (not asbestos-related) and plaintiff
contended was asbestosis; jury found in favor of plaintiff
and awarded a verdict of $1,470,396. |
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Higgins, Johnson
Two shipyard workers exposed to asbestos while working at the
Brooklyn Naval shipyard; one plaintiff developed asbestosis and
one developed asbestos-related pleural disease; tried by LPK attorney
Steven J. Phillips in the Federal District Court, Eastern District
in 1990; the jury returned compensatory and punitive. |
| Verdicts totalling $7,150,000. |
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| 3. Maiorana
After successfully appealing a summary judgment decision, LPK
tried and won a $4 million verdict for the widow of a 40 year
old sheetmetal worker who died of colon cancer. After the trial
judge set aside the verdict, LPK successfully brought another
appeal reinstating the award. |
| Verdict totalling $4,000,000 |
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| 4. DeChiaro, Dinardo
Two individuals who developed asbestosis while working in a shipyard;
cases tried in New York State Supreme Court by LPK attorney Alan
J. Konigsberg in 1990. |
| Total verdict: $1,720,000. |
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5. Passentino
First verdict ever received by an asbestos plaintiff in New York, obtained by LPK attorney Robert I. Komitor in 1989. Plaintiff was a 69 year old Brooklyn Navy Yard worker who developed asbestosis. He also suffered from severe emphysema caused by cigarette smoking. Jury returned a punitive and compensatory.
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| Total verdict: $1,650,000 |
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6. Scalone
A 60 year old insulator suffering with asbestosis; Case tried in New York Federal District Court Southern District by LPK attorney Diane Paolicelli. |
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For more information
contact Robert
I. Komitor. |
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