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Verdict
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07/26/2006
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Los
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damages
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Inc
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Cir
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John
Crane
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NY
Konigsberg
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N/A
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$5111246.82
01/30/2008
100%
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includes
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breakdown
includes
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responsible
for $1.5
12
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Verdict
breakdown
John Crane
million in
million in punitive includes
the only
defendant
in
this
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compensatory in
economic
case
In
its
damages case
verdict
Garlock
damages
the jury apportioned
and $400000 settled
before
$235644.06
in
liability
to
expenses The jury apportioned
trial
medical
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Garlock
John Crane was
in medical
damages
damages
$10 million in noneconomic
expenses
$15000000
and $15748
damages
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in
to
pursuant
damages
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in
past medical
was held 100% liable
in
noneconomic
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maritime
law 34%
liability
John Crane was held responsible
damages punitive
to
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25%
for
liable
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non-economic
damages
but
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Bondex
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International
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Philadelphia
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03/14/2008
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03/20/2008
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04/14/2008
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06/11/2008
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06/25/2008
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08/11/2008
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Brickman
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Plaintiff
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Polk
Sieben
LaVerdiere
Minn
Dusich
Atwell
Wheel
18
Pa
Griffen
Harris
John
Philadelphia
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Crane16
John
Gaskill
Comm Pls
Pa
Crane
Inc.18
Co
Myers
Pa
783 1366
Comm Pls
Philadelphia
19
Paul Reich
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Co
Nass
Brenner
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Lines
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N.D
Ohio
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A.W
Calif Super
Chesteron
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Verdict
breakdown
against John Crane 16
17
18
19
20
Garlock Verdict Garlock
Sealing
prior
to
$18.2
Co
79085
million in punitive
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Million
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damages
and $7
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includes
Technologies
was $150000 was
Verdict
breakdown
includes
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Verdict
breakdown
includes
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co-defendant against
in this
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compensatory
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damages
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liable
for
compensatory
damages
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the
in this
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case
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of Gaskill
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and John Crane
information
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damages
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jury award
Technologies
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includes
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Plaintiff
Law
Admiralty
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to
in
was reported
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spouse
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and suffering
its
share
and
against of
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Garlock
and Griffen Wheel
liability
found
to in
co-plaintiff
favor
of
Smith
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0% liable
in
Harris
Baccus
withdrew punitive
damages
claim
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Agco
Calif Super
Corp
22
San
Waters
Kraus
08/28/2008
Cal
Co
Francisco
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Rogers
24
Crane
Inc
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No Koonce
John
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Inc
25
San
Co
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N/A
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$14582.25
09/02/2008
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09/05/2008
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11/03/2008
$4000000
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$500000
04/17/2009
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04/24/2009
Million23
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Plaintiff
$4.39 Million24
Va John
King
Crane
Inc
28
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Plaintiff
100%
$1.70 Million25
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Alfa Laval
Pa
Comm Pls
Philadelphia
30
Co
Nos 003607
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Haupt
31
Cal Super Los
Chesterton
Angeles
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21
Verdict
damages
Co
breakdown
includes
Kraus
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in
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damages
and
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noneconomic
damages
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share
of
economic
damages
was zero
afler
settlement
offsets
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share
of
noneconomic
was $162500
221d 23
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breakdown
includes
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25
26
27
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Verdict
breakdown
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breakdown
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and $458225
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in
damages
John Crane
the
sole
defendant was found
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to
prior settlements
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judgment
to
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plaintiffs
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and
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of
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expenses expenses
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$4752.25 plaintiff
consortium John Crane found
in
funeral
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3%
liable
expenses Liability
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assigned
12.5%
to
liable
for
100%
John Crane for $4 million of Mattison
verdict
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Cir McLean
Honeywe Co
32
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Defense
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verdict
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34
Waters
Co
Angees
Kraus
for
$2000000
$5000000
04/30/2009
awarded
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against
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defendants
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05/06/2009
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06/15/2009
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09/22/2009
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10/20/2009
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02/17/2010
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Inc.31
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Patten
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Waters
Wornom
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36
John
Crane
No Keemen 37
Co
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Inc.33
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Inc
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Paintiff34
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N/A
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Abex Corp
Corwin
Key
09-L-71
verdict
28
paintiff 29
30
31
32
was entered
verdict
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the
breakdown
incudes
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parties
Technoogies
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bis
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co-defendant
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medical
amount
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against
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$10
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damages
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in
for
and punitive
0%
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for pain
and suffering and
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defense
was
verdict
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for
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punitive
its
verdict
the jury apportioned
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John Crane
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to
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and funeral
for past
John Crane
Garock
medica
to
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Honeywe
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case
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each
to
John Crane
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expenses
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in
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and
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ose
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to
non-party
received
services
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respectivey
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Co
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each
to
Yarway
Corp and Warren
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Inc
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against
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defendants
Plaintiff
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Million37
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03/23/20
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04/13/20
10
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06/10/20
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09/23/2010
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John Crane
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Inc.38
Wornom
Hatten
50%
N/A
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Tillman
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Ky
Satterley
Koeberle
John
Comm Pls
Pa
Crane
Waters
Kraus
Center
45
Alfa Laval
Texas
Dist
14.3%
Plaintiff
$27.5
15%
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2008-36868
Inc.41
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Plaintiff
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15%
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Jury
awarded
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Garlock Verdict
verdicts
plaintiff
awarded defense was
Sealing
one
of twelve
Technologies
breakdown
includes
40
Jury apportioned
42
Garlock Verdict
the
Sealing
Figure
14.3%
to
Inc and Pneumo Abex Corp
International
$2
million
defense
verdict
was awarded
to
Owens
Illinois
Inc Both John Crane Inc and
Illinois
Central
Railroad
were
John Crane and
25%
$16
pain and suffering
is
available
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from Mealeys befom
settled
million in
loss
of
trial
regarding In
its
assignment
verdict
consortium
$2.5
of
liability
the jury apportioned million
in
stipulated
50% wage
liability
losses
to
Garlock
$319650
in medical
damages
and $7832 in
stipulated
funeral
expenses
John Crane
to
co-defendant
was $7.5
after
in
data
case
in this
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includes
calculated
found liable No
co-defendant
was
liability
Technologies
breakdown
liability
both Honeywell
defendants
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against
verdicts
million in to
in
case
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damages
and $20
million in punitive
Garlock
million reduction
in
punitive
damages
See
note
44
supra
damages
Punitive
damages
were reduced
to
$4
million
from $20 million per statute
The jury apportioned
15%
of
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47
Schudererv John
N.Y Sup
Lipsitz
Crane
2008-8545
Ponterio
Inc
Pfeiferv
49
Pumps
Buffalo Inc
Million
Plaintiff
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$22.7
60%
$600000
11/12/2010
$15890000
11/18/2010
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03/11/2011
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06/03/2011
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70%
$14500000
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50
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Plaintiff
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$89.6 Million46
Inc
International
John
Nybeckv
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Cir
Ill
Comm Pls
Pa
Crane
51
Paul Reich
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A.W
Heckelsberg
Comm Pls
Pa
Co
Chesterton
Myers
Plaintiff
Pa
Million47
Brookman
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Plaintiff
$1.24
None
N/A
$1240000
Not Known
07/12/2011
None
N/A
$1050000
Not Known
07/12/2011
Million48
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100%
$1.2
Sandler
Pa Simon
52
Eddins Greenstone
Tex Smith
Comm Pls
Pa
Alfa Laval
Brookman
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Inc
Plaintiff
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$1.05 Million49
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53
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Jury apportioned
46
John Crane
breakdown
includes
$8.2
million in
compensatory
damages
Verdict
breakdown
includes
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million in
compensatory
damages
punitive
damages
John Crane 48
to
liability
Verdict
were levied
found
Verdict
breakdown
Verdict
total
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against
On
August
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$20
31 2012 an
million in punitive
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judge
vacated
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damages
damages portions
against
$40
both Honeywell
million in punitive
liable
includes
includes
John Crane
and
$600000
$240000
for wrongful
awarded for
loss
of
death
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on survival
claim and $700000
for
loss
of
consortium
70%
liable
and Pneumo damages
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and $9.6
million
million
in
punitive
compensatory
damages
of the$86.6
against Owens-Illinois million verdict
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54
Systems
Liquid
Corp
Cal Super
Waters
37-2010-
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Kraus
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$117548.05
07/20/2011
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09/08/2011
Million50
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La
Co
Chesterton
New
Dist
DeLuca
Plaintiff
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12/13/20
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1/27/20
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2/17/2013
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Landry
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Comm Pls
Pa
John
Inc
Paul Reich
Co
Philadelphia
Myers
Pa
Farrise
Law
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Chesterton
Co
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Cal
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Bristow
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Inc
58
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Ill
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Co
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None
9/27/2012
12
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John Crane
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found
52
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breakdown
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breakdown the
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Case ended
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to
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for
pain
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by Crane
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to
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for
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the
funeral
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to
account
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and
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the danger
of
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of asbestos
of consortium
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for settlements
defendant
cause
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contradictory
Retrial granted
on
liability
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for loss
from her own employment
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factual
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in
products
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for
and
widows
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to
plaintiffs
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under
employer
CH
maritime law
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to
each
of
expenses on widows
testified
that
wrongful he
death
claim
had no knowledge
of
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Jury
found
unanimous
verdict
for
Crane
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Inc
Amato 62
Co
58
Pa
Crane
Jury apportioned to
Rubber
for
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Co
less
than
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Crane
to
Comm Pls
Co
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Law
Pa and
Co
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Firm
defendants
concluding
that
case Crane
Co
Industrial
$2.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2/25/2013
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John Cranes
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share
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settled
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for
Crane
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11-3
Inc
Amato 62
Co
58
Pa
Crane
Jury apportioned to
Rubber
for
ten parties
Co
less
than
liability
Crane
to
Comm Pls
Co
Shein
Law
Pa and
Co
58
Firm
Nemeroff Law
100902682
Firm
defendants
concluding
that
case Crane
Co
Industrial
$2.5
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N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2/25/2013
Vinciguerra $2.3
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Greene Tweed
Amato Million
Tex
in the Vinciguerra
Copes-Vulcan
Plaintiffs59
The
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an hour before five
Pa
Myers
Philadelphia
consolidated
Jury deliberated
liability
Co
Crane
Vinciguerra
18
products
were not
Co Dap Holdings
Million
substantial
factor
in Plaintiffs
Inc Duro Dyne Corp The Goodyear Corp John
Crane
Inc
Parker
disease
Tire
Rubber
Hamiifan Corp
Co
and Goodyear
J.A Sexauer
Co
Canada
Sepco
In the
Amato
case
Corp William Powell
the jury apportioned
Co
and The Goodyear
Tire
