$4.3 Million Payout for California Asbestos Families
Families in Concord, San Francisco are to receive a total of more than $4.3 million in damages for the deaths of three industrial pipe fitters from mesothelioma.
Plant Insulation Company, once a major supplier and fitter of insulation products in Northern California were adjudged to be 59% at fault for the death of William C Hearn, whose widow and son will receive $1.29 million.
The company was also found liable for the deaths of James Harris, of Sacramento County, who worked as a pipe fitter at Bay Area oil refineries, and George Wetch, who worked at chemical plants and oil refineries in Contra Costa County.