Illinois Jury Awards $7.7M In Asbestos Case, Finds Plaintiff 48% Liable

(May 31, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois jury on May 25 awarded the family of a pipe fitter $7.7 million in a premises liability case but found contributory negligence of 48% for his intermittent use of a mask and returned a defense verdict for a second defendant....