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Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com. Date: 11-05-2009 Case Style: Doris Dukes, Judy Blessing and Ruth Watkins v. UNARCO Industries, Inc. Case Number: Judge: Court: Circuit Court, McLean County, Illinois Plaintiff's Attorney: Jim Wylder, Lisa R. Corwin and Andrew J. Kelly, Wylder Corwin Kelly, L.L.P. Bloomington, Illinois Defendant's Attorney: Description: Doris Dukes, Judy Blessing and Ruth Watkins sued UNARCO Industries, Inc. on products liability theories for the wrongful deaths on their respective husbands who all died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The Plaintiffs' husbands all worked for Union Asbestos & Rubber Company, later known as UNARCO Industries, Inc. in the 1950s and 1960s. Plaintiffs claimed that Defendant's predecessor in interest concealed the hazardous nature of the asbestos that they came into contact with at work. Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdicts totaling $5.5 million. Plaintiff's Experts: Defendant's Experts: Comments: |
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