Average Financial Settlements

The amount recovered in a mesothelioma settlement is dependant on a number of factors, including the state in which you are filing suit.

It is commonly estimated that the average Mesothelioma Settlement approximates a sum exceeding $1,000,000 USD to private individuals, or their respective surviving families, when a lawsuit is brought on an individual claimant basis. However, individual cases that are not settled out of Court and move on to trial frequently command much larger awards on a post-verdict or appeal basis.

    Some of the larger mesothelioma settlements of all time:

     $250 million awarded to 70-year-old Roby Whittington from U.S. Steel.

     $34.1 million awarded to a previous employee of Shell Oil Company in Wood River,

    Illinois.

     $33.7 million to a resident of California and his wife from Foster Wheeler Corporation

    in  a wrongful death lawsuit.

                                            Mesothelioma Settlement Amounts

$20 Million Dollar Mesothelioma SettlementA 42 year-old Southern California woman was exposed to asbestos-filled flooring for 18 years. The company was also found guilty of malice and fraud.The jury awarded the woman $20 Million plus punitive damages.

$2 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A 69 year old gentleman was diagnosed with asbestosis as a result of his exposure to asbestos as a self-employed contractor. The jury found the defendant liable because of his exposure to its joint compound product.

$11.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A Northern California man was awarded this settlement as a result of his mesothelioma that was caused by exposure to asbestos. The breakdown of the settlement reveals $500,000 in economic damages and $6,000,000 for pain, suffering and other non-economic damages. His wife and the second plaintiff in the case was awarded $5,000,000 for the loss of her husband's consortium and companionship caused by his mesothelioma.

$18 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A gentleman developed asbestosis as a result of his 30-year career as a laborer at a copper smelter. The jury found the defendant responsible for his asbestos-related disease, and awarded him $3 million in compensatory damages and $15 million in punitive damages. On appeal, compensatory damages award was confirmed, but punitive damages award was reversed.

$9.25 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

Two men - one an iron worker and the other a pipefitter and insulator - who developed mesothelioma as a result of their exposure to asbestos at a refinery and other industrial sites. The jury found the defendant and others liable and awarded $9.25 million in combined damages to the victims' families. Appeal is pending.

$20.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A jury awarded this amount to a Northern California man who contracted mesothelioma.

$1.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

An individual who developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos-containing products he bought at a department store in the 1950s, was awarded $1.5 million in damages by a New York jury. Judgment was affirmed on appeal.

$17.035 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

Less than a week after a Tyler, Texas jury awarded over $9 million to eight of their co-workers, a Dallas, Texas jury awarded $17.035 million to seven foundry workers who developed asbestosis as a result of their exposure to asbestos at the foundry where they worked. The jury found that the defendant failed to provide a safe work place to these gentlemen, and that their hazardous work conditions resulted in the development of their asbestos-related diseases. Final judgment is pending.

$6.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

In a rare case, a jury awarded a Northern California woman this amount because of the mesothelioma she contracted as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers as a child. The fibers came from her parents' clothing. Her parents worked at a shipyard in South San Francisco in the 1940's.

$6.3 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

During his working career, a custodian was exposed to asbestos-containing products during the construction and remodeling of three school buildings. He developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos and died at the age of 60. Following a two-week trial, a verdict of $6.3 million against the defendants was reached.

$4.2 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

This man was exposed to the defendant's asbestos products while serving in the US Navy. The jury in Northern California found that the products were a cause of his mesothelioma, and they returned a verdict in the amount of $4,245,763.

$1 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

An auto mechanic, developed asbestosis as a result of his exposure to asbestos, including asbestos-containing clutch facings manufactured by the defendant. The jury found the defendant liable for his disease, and awarded $800,000 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages. The case was affirmed on appeal.

$9.35 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A longshoreman and an employee of the defendant company, were exposed to asbestos-containing products while on the job. One died of mesothelioma at the age of 63; the other, age 69 at time of trial, suffers from asbestosis. The jury found that a fireproofing product was a cause of these gentlemen's diseases and awarded a total of $6 million and $3,350,000 respectively. Both cases settled shortly after the verdict.

$1.704 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

A laborer, age 61 at the time of trial, developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos while working as a laborer and fork lift driver for a corrugated box manufacturer in the Dallas, Texas area. As part of his treatment for the disease, he had a lung and half of his diaphragm removed. The jury awarded this gentleman and his wife a total of $1,704,000 in damages. Trial defendant settled the case shortly after trial.

$3.5 Million Mesothelioma SettlementA mechanic for the defendant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was exposed to fireproofing spray on the job between 1970 and 1972. He developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos. The jury found the manufacturer liable to this gentleman and his wife and awarded $1.75 million to him and $1.75 million to his wife for her loss of consortium. The case settled shortly after verdict.

$1.8 Million Mesothelioma Settlement

Two shipyard workers in this trial against the defendant company. One developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos at the shipyards; the other developed asbestosis. The jury awarded a total verdict to these gentlemen and their wives in the amount of $1.8 million, which was affirmed on appeal. The defendant eventually paid the amount on the bond pending writ.

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