Francisco Herrera, et al. v. Certainteed Corporation, et al.
Trial
01/09/18 – 02/01/18
Summary
An Arizona state court jury has delivered a defense verdict in favor of CertainTeed Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that the building materials company is not responsible for the death of a pipefitter whose family claimed he developed cancer after years of inhaling dust generated by sawing asbestos cement pipes.
The jury returned the verdict on February 1 after roughly three hours of deliberation following a trial that began on January 9. They rejected allegations from Francisco Herreras wife and three adult children that CertainTeed knew their asbestos-containing cement pipes posed a health risk but failed to adequately warn workers.
Click here for more in-depth coverage via the CVN News Blog.
Outcome
Verdict for the defense
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Dawn Bergin
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
- Court
- East Court Building
- Case Number
- CV2014-009632
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Practice Area
- Asbestos, Mass Torts, Products Liability
Sessions
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.