CLEVELAND (AP) — A jury in Ohio has awarded a Cleveland-area man suffering from asbestos-related cancer a
$27.5 million verdict.
The man’s attorney tells The Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/1mx30MI ) that it’s the largest award
of its kind in Ohio.
John
Panza was diagnosed in 2012 with what is usually a fatal form of lung
cancer. The 40-year-old Panza got cancer after being exposed to asbestos
dust on the clothes of his father, who worked at a plant that made
brakes.
The December verdict means that Livonia, Mich.-based
Kelsey-Hayes Co. is responsible for the $27.5 million award to Panza and
his wife.
The company is the successor to the firm that made the
asbestos brake pads. A message seeking comment was left with the
company’s attorneys.
The Plain Dealer reports an appeal is likely.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A jury in Ohio has awarded a Cleveland-area man suffering from asbestos-related cancer a
$27.5 million verdict.
The man’s attorney tells The Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/1mx30MI ) that it’s the largest award
of its kind in Ohio.
John
Panza was diagnosed in 2012 with what is usually a fatal form of lung
cancer. The 40-year-old Panza got cancer after being exposed to asbestos
dust on the clothes of his father, who worked at a plant that made
brakes.
The December verdict means that Livonia, Mich.-based
Kelsey-Hayes Co. is responsible for the $27.5 million award to Panza and
his wife.
The company is the successor to the firm that made the
asbestos brake pads. A message seeking comment was left with the
company’s attorneys.
The Plain Dealer reports an appeal is likely.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.