California Jury Awards $3,330,312 For Man’s Mesothelioma

Mealey's (December 21, 2021, 9:22 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California jury on Dec. 14 awarded $3,330,312 for a man’s mesothelioma and found John Crane Inc. 2.4% liable while apportioning liability among 74 nonparties in a case that saw a challenge to California’s cap on deposing mesothelioma victims go all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, though the petition was ultimately unsuccessful....