N.Y. Jury Enters $16.25 Million Verdict Against Dental Supply Company

NEW YORK -- A New York jury has entered a $16.25 million verdict against a dental supply company that was apportioned 20 percent liability, according to a press release distributed by the plaintiffs' counsel. Penn v. Kerr Corp., No. 105367/07 (N.Y. Sup. Ct, New York Cty.).

The June 27 verdict was reached by the New York Supreme Court for Manhattan jury after a three week trial, presided over by Judge Marilyn G. Diamond.

The press release said that Marvin Penn claimed that his decision to attend dental technician school in the late 1960s required him to make castings using …