On October 24, 2016, a Los Angeles County jury awarded a total of $7 million in damages to Peter J. Lamonica and his wife, Exine Lamonica, in a case where multiple defendants were found liable as the cause to Lamonica’s mesothelioma. The verdict sheet demonstrates the jury found the defendant’s negligence was a substantial factor in contributing to Peter J. Lamonica’s risk of developing mesothelioma. The jury was then instructed to assign the percentage of fault as to each of the 30 entities listed on the verdict sheet. The jury assigned liability to the following nine entities:
Entity | Product/Party | Fault |
Peter Lamonica | Plaintiff | 10 percent |
Carey-Canadian | Fiber Supplier | 15 percent |
Georgia Pacific | Joint Compound | 15 percent |
Johns-Manville | Fiber Supplier | 5 percent |
Kaiser Gypsum | Joint Compound | 15 percent |
Kelly/Moore | Joint Compound | 5 percent |
National Gypsum | Joint Compound | 5 percent |
Rich-Tex | Joint Compound | 25 percent |
U.S. Gypsum | Joint Compound | 5 percent |
As to damages, this Los Angeles County jury awarded the $7 million as follows: $1 million for past non-economic damages; $2 million for future non-economic damages; $1 million for past loss of consortium damages; and $3 million for future loss of consortium damages.