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| New judicial worries for Stephan Schmidheiny, former boss of the Swiss asbestos fiber-cement company, Eternit. The Swiss companies Anova AG and Becon AG, successors of the Eternit Group, were condemned to pay $90 million in indemnities to 11 families of asbestos victims in the United States. (Credit: Keystone) |
The defendants in the case – Anova Holding, AG, and Becon, AG – are foreign companies based in Switzerland. They allegedly supplied asbestos to the Johns Manville plant from the 1950s to the 1980s. Decedents suffered take-home exposure allegedly developing asbestos-related injuries from breathing in asbestos fibers attached to the clothing of family members who worked at the plant.
N.J. judge awards $90.5M to 11 families in asbestos default judgments
by Heather Isringhausen Gvillo, legalnewsline.com, 17 July 2014
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey judge has awarded $90.5 million for pain and suffering to the families of 11 people who allegedly died as a result of asbestos exposure from the Johns Manville insulation plant.
Judge Ana Viscomi of the Superior Court of Middlesex County delivered her ruling in favor of the plaintiffs on July 2 after one week of hearings.
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by Heather Isringhausen Gvillo, legalnewsline.com, 17 July 2014
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey judge has awarded $90.5 million for pain and suffering to the families of 11 people who allegedly died as a result of asbestos exposure from the Johns Manville insulation plant.
Judge Ana Viscomi of the Superior Court of Middlesex County delivered her ruling in favor of the plaintiffs on July 2 after one week of hearings.