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George Smith vs. AP Green Industries Inc., et al

May 22, 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.

Case Resolution:  $4.3 million verdict against Mobil Oil Corporation

Economic damages:  $2.5 million

Non-economic damages:  $319,000

Non-economic damages:  to George Smith's wife Hanna, $1.5 million for loss of consortium.  Mobil Oil was held to be 12.5 percent responsible for Mr. Smith's illness, for "failure to use reasonable care."

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