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San Francisco Jury Finds Boiler Manufacturer Negligent And Assesses Just Over $2 Million in Damages to Family of Navy Boiler Tender
A San Francisco jury ruled that marine boiler manufacturer, Foster Wheeler LLC, was negligent in its supply of asbestos-containing boilers sold to the U.S. Navy for use aboard various naval fighting ships. In finding for the family of Calvin Oxford, a former Navy boiler tender who served from 1963 to 1967, the jury assessed $2,039,519 in total damages. Calvin Oxford died of mesothelioma, an invariably fatal cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by exposures to asbestos dust from insulation, gaskets and packings commonly used to outfit ship boilers. (PRWeb Jan 12, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1Qcm9mLUZhbHUtSW5zZS1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=