Va. Jury Awards Wife $5.5 Million for Husband's Asbestos Death
East News • April 16, 2007
he widow of a former shipyard worker who died from exposure to asbestos while building Navy aircraft carriers was awarded $5.55 million by a Circuit Court jury in Virginia.
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Subject: Asbestos Death Award seems high
Posted On: April 17, 2007, 11:21 am CDT
Posted By: Nancy
Comment:
Although I do feel these deaths deserve an award and I sympathize with the victims relatives, I think $9 or $5.5 Million seems high. How much did they know in 1963 and what measures they took to prevent this does come in to play. How many deaths have their been and is there a way to test other workers who are still alive?
My mother died in 1968 of the same form of Asbestos based cancer. It is fast moving once it shows up and yes it is painful. She was only 54 when she died. She did not work in a Ship Yard and we can only guess at where she may have been exposed to it or when. We did not have anyone to sue.
Maybe the settlement should be divided to include a pool for asbestos abatement. We can't save those who were exposed 40 years ago but we can prevent further exposure.
Subject: Asbestos Death Award seems high
My mother died in 1968 of the same form of Asbestos based cancer. It is fast moving once it shows up and yes it is painful. She was only 54 when she died. She did not work in a Ship Yard and we can only guess at where she may have been exposed to it or when. We did not have anyone to sue.
Maybe the settlement should be divided to include a pool for asbestos abatement. We can't save those who were exposed 40 years ago but we can prevent further exposure.