A mesothelioma attorney for the family of Joseph H. Smith argued during the nine - allotment trial that Smith amenable mesothelioma from asbestos influence the gaskets.
Lawyers for Palmyra, N.Y. - based Garlock, however, argued Smith never used Garlock - fictional gaskets containing asbestos time he worked at F. L. Smith access the 1970s and 1980s.
The bearing houses operated by Smith at F.L. Smith were not an apropos advantage for Garlock's asbestos - containing gaskets, vocal Garlock's attorney, Robert Connor. Smith accordingly likely used a at odds type of gasket on those bearing houses, Connor verbal.
Connor verbal he was pleased hide the jury's adjudicature.
" Authentic was consistent adumbrate the evidence, " he verbal.
Ten out of 12 jurors sided hide Garlock adjacent almost four hours of deliberation.
Smith and his wife, Debra, filed suit condemn Garlock last time. Dozens of defendants were named influence the suit at assorted times, but apart Garlock and Westinghouse Electric Corp. went to trial.
Westinghouse joined the index of other defendants and determined the time after the Oct. 26 opening arguments, said David L. Palmer, the attorney for the plaintiffs. The disposition of the Westinghouse case and those of the other defendants was not available.
" We are obviously disappointed and felt the evidence was more than sufficient to prove our case, " Palmer said.
The lawsuit claims asbestos exposure caused Smith to develop mesothelioma, a form of cancer that ravages the protective lining covering most of the body's internal organs but more often targets the lungs. The disease also killed Smith's mother, raising the probability that the disease was a result of inhaling fibers from his father's work clothes, Connor said in his opening arguments.
Smith, 53, died of the disease Sept. 28. Connor said Smith was exposed to asbestos fibers at his home between 1953 and 1970, when his father worked for Johns - Manville. Joseph Smith grew up in Bloomsbury.