Date: 08-05-2011

Case Style: William Mansir and Teri Mansir v. John Crane, Inc.

Case Number: 37-2010-00104112

Judge: Jeffrey B. Barton

Court: Superior Court, San Diego County, California

Plaintiff's Attorney: David Bricker, Waters, Paul & Kraus, El Segundo, California

Defendant's Attorney: Nicole Roberts, Hassard Bonnington, LLP, San Diego, California

Description: William Mansir and Teri Mansir sued John Crane, Inc. and other on products liability theories claiming that the mesothelioma that he developed was caused by asbestos that he was exposed to while serving in ship boiler rooms in the Navy for 10 years. Mansir’s work included the maintenance and repair of equipment such as boilers, pumps and valves.

John Crane presented evidence that if Mansir actually had diffuse malignant mesothelioma, it was due to exposure to amphibole asbestos fibers, not the chrysotile asbestos fibers associated with the company’s products.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $2.4 million with a fining that John Crane was 5% at fault with a resulting net judgment of about $90,000.00.

Plaintiff's Experts: Dr. Carl Andrew Brodkin on occupational medicine; Dr. David Bodkin, treating oncologist; and David Fractor, an economist.

Defendant's Experts: Dr. David A. Galbraith and Amy Madl, as well as James Delaney, an expert on the Navy.

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