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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-27 16:57 GMT: Jury awards shipyard worker's widow $10M
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AFX) - A jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of lung cancer after four years of working with materials that contained asbestos. The Newport News Circuit Court verdict in Wanda Jones' wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the materials was handed down Wednesday, the first anniversary of the death of 60-year-old Buddy Jones. "It's a mixed day," Wanda Jones said. "At least there's been some justice and recognition for what he went through, certainly through no fault of his own. He just went to work and did what he was trained to do on the job." Her attorney, Robert Hatten, called the verdict a landmark because one-third of the judgment will come from John Crane Inc., which has refused to settle other asbestos cases.
Agency awards payout to asbestos victim's widow
The Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency recognized Tuesday the death of a man in 1997 as being caused by mesothelioma triggered by breathing asbestos from his father's asbestos-contaminated clothing, sources said Friday. According to the independent administrative institute, it decided to pay condolence money to the bereaved family of Hitoshi Kosuge, 42, from Saitama, based on the new law to aid asbestos victims. The independent administration's recognition runs against a Supreme Court ruling. Kosuge's widow, Chieko, 51, filed a lawsuit in 2000 seeking compensation. Hitoshi's father worked for a company manufacturing asbestos cement pipes. Chieko filed a suit seeking 94 million yen compensation from the company, claiming Hitoshi died of secondary damage by asbestos that clung to his father's work clothes.
ECONOMIC FORUM / Social responsibility not just saying sorry
The number of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning allegedly caused by Paloma Industries Ltd.'s water heaters has risen to 27--an increase of 10 cases from the previous figure released by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry. The death toll in the case has now risen to 21. The disclosure of the incidents was followed by the Kumamoto prefectural police's move against Toyota Motor Corp. The police have sent documents to public prosecutors pertaining to three Toyota employees suspected of professional negligence resulting in the injuries of five people. Specifically, the police charged the trio with failing to recall defective vehicles in the Hilux series. In the Paloma case, the real cause of the CO poisoning tragedies remains unknown. In the case of Toyota, its president, Katsuaki Watanabe, bowed deeply and said, "I would like to offer my sincere apology for worrying our customers and the trouble it has caused." However, he stopped short of taking any personal responsibility.
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