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Newport News Shipyard – Mesothelioma & Asbestos Exposure
The Newport News Shipyard, which built the first nuclear submarine in 1960, was among the many manufacturers of ships that used asbestos for insulation, preventing on-board fires but exposing thousands of workers to the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Trial Verdict – Newport News VA – June 2009
$4 million jury verdict in favor of the family of former Navy sailor Gerald Gray of Virginia who died of his asbestos cancer mesothelioma just 5 weeks before the trial started will be applied against defendant John Crane
Newport News jury hits shipyard supplier with $3 million verdict
Newport News jury hits shipyard supplier with $3 million verdict
A Chicago-area maker of asbestos parts helped cause the death of a Navy sailor, a Newport News jury decides An Illinois maker of asbestos-laden shipboard parts was hit Tuesday with a $2.99 million verdict brought by the spouse of a former Navy sailor who died a year ago of asbestos-related cancer.
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