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...gest asbestos verdict in Massachusetts history, including $60M in punitive damages<ref name="lapointe" /> ...enacted damage caps on compensatory awards in asbestos cases, and punitive damages remain available<ref name="lapointe" /> ...

...(Cir. Ct. Multnomah Cnty., Or.) — $260M verdict ($60M compensatory + $200M punitive); J&J's new trial motion denied November 2024, verdict upheld.</ref> ...County jury returned a $260 million verdict ($60M compensatory plus $200M punitive) that J&J challenged with a new-trial motion citing alleged attorney miscon ...

...294 — a willful disregard for worker safety — opening the door to punitive damages before the case resolved by settlement.<ref name="mesonet-verdict" /><ref n ...'Stephenson v. Mole-Richardson — Feb 27, 2026:''' $33,384,400 non-economic damages verdict in LA County Superior Court, case 25STCV11597, Judge Stephen Czuleg ...

| '''Fischer v. [[Johns-Manville]] (1986)''' || 103 N.J. 643 — Punitive damages upheld ...lle upheld $300,000 punitive damages; willfulness and knowledge strengthen damages claims ...

...ctor employee asbestos, non-delegable duty, Pabst Brewing, Section 895.043 punitive cap, Barth Downey, Potter Kenosha, Viola WEPCO, steamfitter mesothelioma ..."padding:8px;" | $6,986,906.07 ($2,328,968.69 compensatory + $4,657,937.38 punitive) ...

* '''8 states cap damages 35-45% lower''' — Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, O * '''Punitive damage states award 52% more''' — states allowing punitive damages produce significantly higher total awards ...

...s &mdash; rather than the patient's pre-death suffering.<ref name="cornell-damages" /> ...between diagnosis and death; both can be filed together<ref name="cornell-damages" /> ...

...''' — Allegheny County jury awarded $2.3M compensatory plus $1.5M punitive damages for a living boilermaker exposed during an 8–10-week Foster Wheeler assignm ...the 2024 ''Chirdon'' verdict. Pennsylvania imposes no caps on compensatory damages in asbestos actions, and the two-disease rule preserves a second cause of a ...

...Mealey's — because they include both compensatory and potentially punitive damages, and because cases that go to trial typically involve strong evidence of co ...rk World Trade Center verdict (May 2025) that included separate consortium damages for the patient's spouse.<ref name="verdicts-research" /><ref name="wrongfu ...

...workers to recover full economic damages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages with no statutory limits<ref name="mlc-fela" /> ...ad workers recover full economic damages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages without statutory limits — Mesothelioma Lawyer Center FELA review<ref name= ...

...that have enacted trust-fund transparency statutes or caps on non-economic damages, Delaware permits plaintiffs to pursue civil recoveries and [[Asbestos_Trus ...y found negligence but did not find willful or wanton conduct, so punitive damages were not imposed.<ref name="schoepke" /> For national context, the average ...

...ers while specifying asbestos in power plants—juries have awarded punitive damages reaching $200+ million when shown evidence of deliberate concealment.<ref>[ ...h verdicts reaching $7.55 million for a New England power plant worker and punitive damage awards exceeding $200 million in cases involving evidence of deliber ...

...025. The jury awarded compensatory damages only and did not award punitive damages, and Johnson & Johnson has appealed. Nationally, Mealey's Litigation Report ...d exposure to Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder; the jury awarded compensatory damages only and Johnson & Johnson is appealing. Historically, mesothelioma recover ...

...nt-weight:bold; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | Kaiser Gypsum Punitive Damages ...x; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''$20 million''' — Upheld punitive damages verdict for failure to warn about asbestos in joint compound products (Kais ...

...t awarded $31 million in punitive damages and $1.8 million in compensatory damages after the jury found the company had been aware of asbestos risks for more ...igation demonstrates increasing willingness of juries to award substantial damages in mesothelioma cases. The average mesothelioma trial verdict in 2024 was $ ...

=== Are punitive damages available in take-home cases? === ...e_Place_Statute_Asbestos]] for the Wisconsin contractor-employee analogue. Punitive availability is state-law-specific and turns on the documented-knowledge re ...

=== Are punitive damages available in take-home cases? === ...e_Place_Statute_Asbestos]] for the Wisconsin contractor-employee analogue. Punitive availability is state-law-specific and turns on the documented-knowledge re ...

...epositions, motions), '''compensation types''' (economic damages, punitive damages, settlements), '''claim categories''' (personal injury, wrongful death, sur * Individual Damages ...

...to the compensatory portion of mesothelioma settlements. However, punitive damages and interest on awards are typically taxable. Consult a tax professional fo ...

...v. Johnson & Johnson talc verdict reached '''$966 million''' ($950 million punitive). A 2024 Indiana steelworker case yielded '''$250 million'''. However, thes | style="padding:12px; font-weight:bold;" | Damages Sought ...