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· 6/3/1996

Barry v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Citations

  • 668 N.E.2d 8
  • 282 Ill. App. 3d 199
  • 217 Ill. Dec. 823
  • 1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 398

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  • noting that evaluations of a plaintiffs pain and suffering depend on jurors' combined wisdom and experience
  • noting that evaluations of a plaintiff's pain and suffering depend on jurors' combined wisdom and experience
  • affirming an award of compensatory damages totalling more than $12,000,000.00 to the family of an insulator who died of mesothelioma at the age of 59
  • upholding $6.85 million award, including $4 million for the decedent’s pain and suffering during her last nine months of life
  • affirming jury awards of $500,000.00 to each adult child, $600,000.00 to the college-age child, and $750,000.00 to the minor child
  • affirming an award of compensatory damages totalling more than $12,000,000.00 to the family of an insulator who died of mesothelioma at the age of 59

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Judges: Wolfson

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