Mesothelioma

Plaintiff claimed that Oney needed an incredible amount of narcotics to endure the pain every day.

It was intractable pain - pain so high that narcotics can't control it.

The last six weeks of his life, he was in horrific condition.

The defenses asserted by Defendants are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict with a finding that 60 percent of the total, or $5.55 million, should be paid by John Crane, which manufactured gaskets and sealants made with asbestos.

The jury further found that 40 percent, or $3.7 million, should be borne by Garlock, a Palmyra, N.Y.-based company that competed with John Crane in making the same products.

Garlock settled before trial for an undisclosed sum.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown Defendant's Experts: Unknown Comments: Editor's Note: About 2,000 new The disease is always fatal and is caused by exposure to asbestos.

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"It was some of the worst suffering that I ever listened to," said Robert Hatten, a Newport News attorney who handled the case for the firm of Patten, Wornom, Hatten and Diamonstein.

"He needed an incredible amount of narcotics to endure the pain every day," Hatten said.

"It was intractable pain, pain so high that narcotics can't control it.

The last six weeks of his life he was in horrific condition." After two days of deliberations, the seven-member jury determined that Oney was entitled to $9.25 million from two asbestos manufacturers.

The jury decided that 60 percent of that amount, or $5.55 million, should be paid by John Crane Inc., which made asbestos gaskets and sealants for Navy aircraft carriers.

The other 40 percent, or $3.7 million, was to go to Oney from Garlock Inc., a competitor that made the same parts.

But Garlock had settled with Oney for an undisclosed amount before the case went to trial, Hatten said, so the jury effectively determined only the damages against John Crane Inc.

John Crane Inc.

representatives could not be reached Wednesday evening.

But Hatten said the company typically appeals jury verdicts against it.

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