The families of two former Goodyear workers who died of asbestos-related lung cancer have been awarded $22 million by a New York jury.
According to the lawsuits filed against The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Goodyear Canada, both Eugene McCarthy and Walter Koczur died of lung cancer in 1998. Both of them worked for the company in the 1960s and 1970s. Koczur was a steamfitter and McCarthy was an equipment engineer. According to the lawsuits, both of them were exposed to Goodyear?s asbestos-containing gaskets, as a result of which they developed lung cancer.
On June 21, a New York State Supreme Court jury decided that the men developed lung cancer due to their exposure to asbestos-laden sheet gasket material manufactured by Goodyear during the 1960s and 1970s. The decision came after a 5-week trial.
Koczur?s family was awarded $13.5 million for his pain, suffering and loss of consortium. The jury found the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to be 27% responsible for Koczur?s lung cancer and Goodyear Canada to be 18% responsible.
The jury decided The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to be 7% responsible and Goodyear Canada to be 5% responsible for McCarthy?s lung cancer. McCarthy?s family was awarded $8.5 million.
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Source: http://www.mesothelioma.us/news/2011/08/asbestos-victims%E2%80%99-families-win-22-m/
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