Virginia Jury Awards $25 Million in Shipyard Case Against Exxon
March 18, 2011
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Virginia jurors have awarded $25 million to a former shipyard worker who claimed that work on Exxon ships caused him to develop mesothelioma, sources told HarrisMartin Publishing. Minton v. Exxon, No. CL09-01505F-15(TF) (Va. 7th Jud. Cir. Ct., Newport News).
The 7th Judicial Circuit Court for Newport News jury reached the verdict March 17 after a 12-day trial. Judge Timothy S. Fisher presided over the proceedings, which ended after just over one day of juror deliberations.
Jurors broke the $25 million verdict into $12 million in compensatory damages; $430,961 in medical bills; and $12.5 million in …
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