Giordano v. A.C. & S. Inc.

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Pasquale Giordano, Edgar Boyer and Nicholas DeCerchio have several things in common: they all inhaled asbestos dust from Owens-Corning products in the course of their employment as steamfitters; they developed pulmonary asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease; and despite their cigarette habits, a jury saw fit to award them damages in their suits against Owens-Corning. As is common for asbestos litigation, their cases were consolidated in a reverse bifurcated trial, where the issue of damages was tried first. The jury awarded between $150,000 to $275,000 per plaintiff…