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May 23, 2001, San Francisco Superior Court, Case number: 315105
Description of Case: George Smith worked as a pipefitter at the Mobil Oil refinery in Torrance, California in 1966. He was exposed to asbestos on the job and later developed lung cancer. The asbestos exposure came from the insulation products he used, and from asbestos dust raised by other employees, of which he had no warning.
Resolution: $4.3 million verdict against Mobil Oil Corporation
Economic damages: $2.5 million
Non-economic damages: $319,000
Non-economic damages: to his wife, Hanna, $1.5 million for loss of consortium Mobil Oil was held to be 12.5% responsible for George’s illness, for "failure to use reasonable care."