Table 4.
Example monetary awards for mesothelioma cases.
| Occupation | Total award for medical expenses (US$) | Case |
|---|---|---|
| Flooring installer | 113,594.25 | Romana I. Olivotto, Widow of Joe Olivotto, Appellee AND Cross-Appellant v. Demarco Brothers Company, Appellant AND Cross-Appellant, Supreme Court of Nebraska, 2007 |
| Plumber | 114,208.00 | Maria Elena Luna, Carmel L. Bass, Jusin M. Luna, and Maria Theresa Gabriella Alphonse, Individually and on Behalf of Late Rafael Medardo Luna v. A.W. Chesterton Company, et al., Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, 2014 |
| Aluminum worker | 147,153.53 | Sandra Blackburn et al. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, Supreme Court of Tennessee, Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel, at Nashville, 2008 |
| Maintained boilers and turbines | 162,995.48 | Dorothy Carter White, Lucy White, Tommy Lloyd White, Jr., Frederick White, and William White v. Entegry Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C., Eagle Incorporated, Taylorseidenbach, Inc., The J. Graves Insulation Company, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, and XYZ Insurance Company, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, 2014 |
| Grandfather was union insulatora,b | 170,575.00 | Georgia-Pacific, LLC F/K/A Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Jocelyn Anne Farrar, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 2012 |
| Sales engineer of chemicals | 225,000.00 | John M. Nolen et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Two, 2012 |
| Plumber and pipefitter | 255,000.00 | Patricia Case, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Four, 2016 |
| US Navy | 319,650.00 | John Crane, Inc. v. Margaret Diane Hardick, Executor of the Estate of Robert Eugene Hardick, Deceased, et al., Supreme Court of Virginia, 2012 |
| Janitora | 325,000.00 | Bobby Evans, as successor-in-interest, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Certaineed Corporation, Defendant, and Cross-Appellant; LOS Angeles Department of Water and Power, Defendant and Cross-Respondent, Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, 2012 |
| Sheet metal workera | 325,369.32 | Genaro Garcia et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Duro Dyne Corporation, Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division One, 2007 |
| Laundry pad workera | 350,000.00 | John T. Ward et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Goss-Jewett Co. of Northern California, Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Three, 2014 |
| Construction workera | 360,000.00 | Joan Mahoney et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC, Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division One, 2009 |
| Navy ship worker | 394,857.01 | John Crane Inc. v. Wanda T. Jones, Administratrix, of the Estate of Garland F. Jones Jr. Supreme Court of Virginia, 2007 |
| Pipefitter and weldera | 402,449.28 | Ray F. Rando Versus Anco Insulations, Inc., et al., Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, 2008 |
| Ship worker | 430,963.70 | Exon Mobil Corporation v. Connie Minton, Executor of the State of Rubert E Minton. Supreme Court of Virginia, 2013 |
| Ship worker | 450,000.00 | George Parker v. John Crane Inc., Newport News Circuit Court, 2016 |
| Sheet metal worker | 467,672.37 | Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc., v. Knight et al., Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2015 |
| US Navy and boiler technician | 545,703.29 | Anne Pfieffer, Individually and as Personal Representative, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John Crane, Inc., Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four, 2013 |
| Wife of nuclear plant workerb | 547,008.93 | Melissa Ann Bobo and Shannon Jean Cox, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Barbara Bobo, deceased, Plaintiffs v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Defendant, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, 2015 |
| Vehicle serviceman/mechanic | 900,000.00 | Mary Lou Smith, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Pneumo Abex LLC, Defendant and Appellant, Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three, 2010 |
a
Represents award for future medical expense in addition to past medical expense.
b
Secondary exposure.