George Sleevy v. Owens Corning
Published: Mar. 1, 1997 | Result Date: Feb. 4, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 974879 – $0
Judge
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
John R. Brydon
(Demler, Armstrong & Rowland LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Jacques Chahin
(medical)
John Hadley
(medical)
Samuel P. Hammar
(medical)
William Meseroll
(medical)
Carolyn S. Ray
(medical)
Defendant
Gerald C. Meyers
(medical)
Facts
Plaintiff George Sleevy, an 80-year-old man, claimed he had developed pleural disease and asbestosis as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos as a steamfitter. The plaintiff claimed that for nearly 40 years he worked with and around asbestos-containing products associated with his boiler work, including products manufactured and distributed by defendant Owens Corning. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on product liability and negligence theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º998 settlement demand for $30,000. The defendant made a settlement offer of $5,000.
Specials in Evidence
in excess of $100,000
Injuries
The plaintiff claimed pleural disease and asbestosis, with cardiac complications.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately one year and one month after the case was filed. This was a bifurcated trial in which the first phase was limited to whether defendant Owens Corning's product was defective (using the consumer expectation prong of Barker v. Lull) reserving issues of the defendant's conduct and punitive damages to a second phase, if liability were found.
Deliberation
4 hours
Poll
10-2 (causation)
Length
3 weeks
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