Client Recoveries
While we are certainly proud of our firm’s trial verdicts, SGP’s mission is the recovery of financial compensation for our clients from the companies or individuals responsible for their personal injuries and financial losses.
Providing financial security for our clients and their loved ones, in the least intrusive manner possible, is our firm’s goal. We have recovered substantial awards for our clients as compensation for their losses. Here are only a few examples of financial awards we have secured for our clients over the years.
VERDICTS
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Secures $12.1 Million Verdict in Ohio Asbestos Mesothelioma Case
(June 7, 2021) Asbestos MesotheliomaDALLAS – Simon Greenstone Panatier trial lawyers secured a total $12 million verdict on behalf of an 83-year-old Korean War veteran who contracted mesothelioma after years of working with asbestos-containing packing material. On Friday, following the jury’s unanimous decision for punitive damages, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Judge Christopher…
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Los Angeles Jury Returns $4.8 Million Verdict in Cosmetic Talc Mesothelioma Case
(April 17, 2021) Asbestos MesotheliomaLOS ANGELES – In the first civil jury verdict in Los Angeles County since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, Simon Greenstone Panatier trial lawyers secured a $4.8 million verdict on behalf of a 78-year-old mesothelioma victim. A Vietnam War veteran, Willie McNeal Jr. suffers…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Secure $750M Talc Verdict for Plaintiff Over Johnson & Johnson
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A New Jersey jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four cancer victims who charged that the company’s iconic Johnson’s Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. In assessing the punitive damages on Thursday, the jury agreed that J&J had…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Win $65k Verdict Over Allstate in Underinsured Motorist Case
(October 3, 2019) Catastrophic Injury Personal InjuryDALLAS, Texas – A Dallas County District Court jury delivered a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff in a case involving an underinsured motorist and Allstate insurance company. The jury concluded the personal injury claims were substantiated by the Plaintiff’s medical bills as well as his pain and mental anguish…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Win $40 Million Verdict Over Johnson & Johnson
A California woman suffering from mesothelioma has prevailed in the latest talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, following six days of jury deliberation that ended Friday when the jury awarded her $40 million in damages.
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Secures a $37.2 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
(September 11, 2019) AsbestosNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A New Jersey state court jury awarded $37.3 million to four plaintiffs claiming they developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos allegedly present in Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products. In the first consolidated talc/mesothelioma trial involving multiple plaintiffs, the jury in J&J’s hometown of New Brunswick, New…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Get $25.75 Million Verdict For Plaintiff In Baby Power Case
(May 29, 2018) Mesothelioma Talcum PowderCalifornia Jury Delivers $25.75 Million Verdict in Asbestos Case Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder to Mesothelioma Simon Greenstone Panatier represents 68-year-old woman with deadly cancer WEST COVINA, California – A jury in California delivered a $25.75 million verdict against the maker of Johnson’s Baby Powder for the deadly asbestos-caused cancer…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Win Sizable Settlement for Texas Man Disabled in Collision with Fallen Equipment
(March 2, 2017) Catastrophic Injury Trucking AccidentsDALLAS – A North Texas man left permanently disabled after heavy equipment fell from a flatbed truck, causing a violent highway collision, will be paid significant recoveries for his continued medical care based on a settlement finalized on February 16, 2017. “Jake” and wife “Jennifer”** had driven to West Texas…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Secure Record Cosmetic Talc Mesothelioma Verdict
(October 27, 2016) MesotheliomaLOS ANGELES, California ― A Los Angeles jury has returned a record verdict (according to topverdict.com) against asbestos-containing talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels for its role in causing California political figure Philip Depoian’s mesothelioma cancer. The jury verdict is the largest award on record for…
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Simon Greenstone Panatier Win Substantial Recovery in Asbestos Death of Navy Civilian Employee
(April 22, 2016) AsbestosPHOENIX, Arizona – A federal jury in Phoenix awarded a substantial amount in damages to the family of a retired civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who died from the fatal asbestos disease mesothelioma after working for years in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia. Trial testimony showed that George…
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St. Louis Jury Awards Substantial Verdict in Asbestos Death of Wisconsin Electrician
(February 1, 2016) AsbestosST. LOUIS, Missouri – A St. Louis jury has awarded significant damages to the widow of an electrician from Westfield, Wisconsin, who died of complications from mesothelioma, a deadly lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Longtime electrician Keith Urbach died in 2012, about six months after he was diagnosed…
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South Carolina Jury Hits Celanese Corp. with Sizable Million Mesothelioma Verdict
(October 13, 2015) MesotheliomaSPARTANBURG, South Carolina – A South Carolina state court jury has awarded a sizable verdict to the family of a maintenance worker who died from mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos fibers in the 1970s at a Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) polyester fiber plant in Spartanburg. Dennis Seay, who died in 2014…
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Alabama Federal Judge Awards Significant Judgment in Mesothelioma Death Case
(October 6, 2015) MesotheliomaHUNTSVILLE, Alabama – An Alabama federal judge has awarded a significant judgment to the family of a woman who died from the lung disease mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos fibers for decades while washing her husband’s work clothes. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. For 22 years,…
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NY Jury Issues Substantial Verdict Against John Crane Inc. in Asbestos Death
(July 28, 2015) AsbestosBUFFALO, New York – A New York jury has returned a substantial wrongful death verdict against John Crane Inc. after finding the Chicago-based manufacturer of asbestos gaskets and packing material responsible for exposing a U.S. Navy veteran to asbestos prior to his death from mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer. The…
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Attorneys at Dallas’ Simon Greenstone Panatier Win 2 of Texas’ Top Verdicts for 2014
(May 26, 2015) Toxic TortDALLAS – Attorneys from Dallas-based Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC, a nationally recognized trial law firm, won two of the largest verdicts in Texas last year, according to the publishers of VerdictSearch. The firm’s wins will be highlighted in Top Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2014, which will be inserted in…
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Colgate-Palmolive Hit with Substantial Mesothelioma Verdict in California
(April 29, 2015) MesotheliomaDALLAS and LOS ANGELES – Attorneys from Dallas-based Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC, a nationally recognized trial law firm, have won a significant jury verdict on behalf of a 73-year-old woman who contracted mesothelioma after using asbestos-containing talcum powder manufactured by New York-based Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL). The April 28 verdict…
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Jury Awards Substantial Verdict Against Allis Chalmers Corporation
(March 24, 2009) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: David H. Fortier, et al., vs. Aerco International, Inc., et al, In the Superior Court J.D. of Fairfield at Bridgeport,Connecticut, No. BA 06-5005849S Plaintiff(s): David H. Fortier, deceased and Gail M. Fortier Defendant: Allis-Chalmers Corporation Verdict Date: March 10, 2009 Facts: David Fortier, a 59-year oldFlorida resident, suffered…
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Jury Awards Sizable Verdict Against Ford Motor Company
(August 29, 2008) MesotheliomaCase Style: John Russell, et al v. Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions, LLC, et al, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, No. BC 386030 Plaintiff(s): John Russell and Esther Russell Defendant(s): Ford Motor Company Verdict Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008 Facts: John Russell, a…
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Jury Awards Significant Verdict Against Elliott Turbomachinery Company
(June 16, 2008) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: Clyne Fischer, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Clyde Fischer, Ruth Fischer, and Linda Fischer-Long vs. Armstrong International, Inc., et al, No. 615514, In the Court of Common Pleas Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Plaintiff(s): Clyne Fischer, Ruth Fischer and Linda Fischer-Long Defendant(s): Elliott Turbomachinery Company…
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Jury Awards Sizable Verdict Against the William Powell Company
(March 10, 2008) AsbestosCase Style: Edward Walton, et al v. Alfa Laval, Inc., et al, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, No. BC 361382 Plaintiff(s): Edward Walton and Carol Walton Defendant(s): The William Powell Company Verdict Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Facts: Edward Walton, a 79-year old…
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Jury Awards Substantial Verdict million Against John Crane, Inc.
(December 12, 2007) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: Steven Pelley v. Afton Pumps, Inc., et al, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, No. BC 358812 Plaintiff(s): Steven Pelley Defendant(s): John Crane, Inc. Verdict Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Facts: Steven Pelley, a 53-year old California…
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Jury Awards Significant Verdict Against General Motors Corporation
(November 15, 2007) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: Erwin Bergquist, et al v. General Motors Corporation, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, No. BC 367766 Plaintiff(s): Erwin Bergquist and Janelle Bergquist Defendant(s): General Motors Corporation Verdict Date: Wednesday, November…
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Jury awards Significant Verdict Against General Motors Corporation
(November 15, 2007) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: Rafe Ledford, et al v. General Motors Corporation, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, No. BC 360164 Plaintiff(s): Rafe Ledford and Evaline Ledford Defendant(s): General Motors Corporation Verdict Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Facts: Rafe Ledford, a 69-year old…
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Jury Awards Sizable Verdict Against Leslie Controls, Inc.
(March 13, 2007) Asbestos MesotheliomaCase Style: Richard Merrill v. Leslie Controls, Inc. BC, In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles Plaintiff(s): Richard Merrill Defendant(s): Leslie Controls, Inc. Verdict Date: March 13, 2007 Facts: Richard Merrill, a 65-year old Washington resident, suffers from malignant pleural mesothelioma, a…