Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Ford Results in $2.5M Jury Award

(AboutLawsuits.com)- A New York jury has awarded $2.5 million in damages to a former chemist who filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, in which he accused the company of making a machine that exposed lab workers to asbestos. 

The asbestos exposure lawsuit was filed by James Ginter, who used a Friction Assessment Screening Test (FAST) Machine manufactured by Ford while working at Durez Plastics in the 1980s. According to allegations raised in the complaint, the machine exposed Ginter to breathable asbestos fibers, resulting in a diagnosis of mesothelioma. Read more here…