MESOTHELIOMA NEWS

Dramatic Increase of Asbestos-Related Deaths in Canada
December 12, 2006 - A recently released study, Five Deaths a Day: Workplace Fatalities in Canada, 1993-2005, found that workplace fatalities in Canada are climbing, and that most of the increase is caused by asbestos exposure. In 2004, there were a total of 958 workplace-related fatalities in Canada. That number increased to 1,097 in 2005. Of the 2005 total of 1,097 workplace-related fatalities, 557 were caused by occupational disease. Three hundred forty of the occupational disease fatalities were asbestos-related.
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Chrysler Ordered to Pay $20 Million to Mesothelioma Victim
November 22, 2006 - A New York jury ordered DaimlerChrysler AG to pay $20 Million to a 73-year-old, former brake repairman. The jury ruled that DaimlerChrysler acted with reckless disregard, making DaimlerChrysler liable for 80% of a total verdict of $25 Million. The victim was diagnosed with mesothelioma approximately two years ago. DaimlerChrysler stated after the trial that they will appeal the verdict. The jury also found that General Motors and Ford Motor Company were each 10% liable for the mesothelioma victim's injuries. Both companies previously settled with the plaintiff for undisclosed amounts.
The plaintiff worked with auto brake linings that contained asbestos from 1960 to 1981. The brake linings were made by the defendant corporations.