Torts
Product Liability
Asbestos Exposure
John Dachauer, Rita Dachauer v. Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc., Hanson Permanente Cement Inc.
Published: Sep. 1, 2007 | Result Date: Jul. 24, 2007 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Settlement – $2,100,000
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Patrick A. DeBlase
(DeBlase Brown Eyerly LLP)
Eric Brown
(Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney)
Facts
Plaintiff John Dachauer, age 69, worked as a plasterer in the Bay Area from 1955 to 1997. He regularly used exterior stucco and joint compound products manufacturer and sold by Bay Area based, defendants Kaiser Gypsum and Hanson Permanente (previously known as Kaiser cement).
In 2006, Dachauer was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He and his wife sued both companies.
Result
The parties settled during the second week of trial for $2.1 million.
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