Alameda County Jury Returns $1,117,446 Verdict In Asbestos-Pipe Case

Mealey's (September 10, 2018, 11:15 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California jury on Aug. 14 awarded $1,117,446, and though it found the defendant not negligent, it did find the company’s asbestos-containing pipe defective and that the company should have known of the risk (Carolyn B. Hopper, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al., No. RG16815417, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.)....