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Jury Awards $730,000 to Former Boilermaker, Ship Surveyor
In 2008 Mr. Charles Akins, a retired boilermaker and ship surveyor, received a dreadful diagnosis that would force him to take a trip down memory lane—all the way back to the 1960s. Mr. Akins was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, a type of asbestos-related cancer that affects the peritoneum (lining of the internal organs). Around 30% Continue Reading »
$27.5 Million Settlement Comes out of Cleveland Trial for 40 Year Old Mesothelioma Victim
In the Cleveland mesothelioma case, Panza vs. Kelsey Hayes, John Panza obtained a verdict of $27.5 million. The law firm of Waters & Kraus, LLP served as council for John Panza, a 40 year old college professor who went through an extra pleural pneumonectomy (EPP). His exposure was from his father who was a bystander Continue Reading »
One Man’s Fight with Mesothelioma
Described by his family as a “quiet warrior,” Bill McQueen’s battle with mesothelioma was featured in The Wall Street Journal. His history of serving in the Air Force, growing up and working on the family farm as a child, and working in a greenhouse in his youth may have led to Bill’s exposure to asbestos Continue Reading »
