Civil Litigation
Aug. 18, 2017
Plaintiff’s attorney wins $13M verdict in asbestos exposure case
An Alameda County Superior Court jury has awarded a man’s family almost $13 million after concluding that a food conglomerate caused his death due to asbestos exposure.
An Alameda County Superior Court jury has awarded a man’s family almost $13 million after concluding that a food conglomerate caused his death due to asbestos exposure.
The family of the man who died, Mark Lopez, sued The Hillshire Brands Company, accusing them of negligently causing his 2015 death by mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, through improper handling of asbestos at a sugar refinery in Betteravia, north of Los Angeles. <...
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