SUCCESS STORIES

Mesothelioma attorneys associated with Brown & Crouppen have represented numerous mesothelioma victims and earned verdicts and settlements totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Our team of attorneys helps people get the compensation they deserve, and we go above and beyond the scope of traditional legal counsel to make sure our clients have tough, aggressive representation. Beginning with our research specialists, to our medical professionals, investigators and economists, our team is on your side, creating a strong case for you.

Below are a few examples of successful mesothelioma cases that the attorneys in our group have handled:

$5.1 Million Verdict in Aerojet Case
Stephanie Foster learned in 1999 that she had mesothelioma, the most serious of all asbestos-related diseases caused by fibers lodged in the lungs. The Missouri woman died from the condition at the age of 42.

Stephanie was exposed to asbestos as a toddler. Her father, Robert Foster Jr., had worked for an Aerojet contractor 40 years before, machining asbestos on a lathe. "He would come home from work and grab his little girl and give her a hug -- with no idea that he carried asbestos on his clothes," said Ted Gianaris, a lawyer for Stephanie's family.

The defendant, Aerojet-General Corporation, a Rancho Cordova, California, maker of rocket and missile motors for the military, had denied ever using asbestos. "We repeatedly asked Aerojet about the use of asbestos and they said no, no, no," said attorney Randall Bono. "But we found evidence otherwise."
The defendant was sanctioned and defense lawyers were barred from presenting evidence that the company had never used asbestos in its products. The judge also directed the jury to find that the plaintiff was exposed as a child and that the company knew the material was hazardous at the time. Stephanie's family was awarded $5.1 million by the St. Louis jury.

$250 Million Verdict Against U.S. Steel

U.S. Steel Corp., North America's biggest producer of raw steel, was ordered by a jury to pay $250 million to a former employee with mesothelioma. The verdict, delivered by a Madison County, Ill., jury, includes $50 million in compensatory and $200 million in punitive payments.

The award is one of the largest to a single plaintiff in an asbestos case in the U.S. Roby Whittington, 70, was diagnosed in 2001 with mesothelioma, which he said he was exposed to while working at U.S. Steel's Gary Works plant in Gary, Ind., from 1950 to 1981. The company used the fire retardant in insulation. The cancer, in the lining of his lung, is terminal said John Simmons, one of the attorneys representing Whittington.

$34.1 Million Verdict for a Missouri Man Against Shell Oil Company

Our client was exposed to asbestos when he worked for Shell’s Wood River, Illinois Refinery from 1956 – 1966. He was diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 1998. The verdict consisted of $25 million in punitive damages and $9.1 million in compensatory damages.

$9.7 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

This settlement was won for a Missouri man exposed to asbestos when he worked as a warehouseman, insulator helper and warehouse manager in Illinois and Missouri from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was diagnosed on March 6, 2000.

If you or a family member has mesothelioma, we may be able to help you too.

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