American Biltrite wins asbestos trial in Fort Worth
After a month-long trial, a Fort Worth, Texas, jury returned a defense verdict for American Biltrite Inc. and three other defendants in suits filed by siblings Paul and Suzanne Verret, each of whom was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. Trial lawyers successfully argued that American Biltrite's floor tile could not have caused the injury, and that neighborhood exposures to crocidolite asbestos from a nearby factory were the more likely cause of their cancer.
Mesothelioma is a rare but deadly cancer of the outside linings of the lungs. It is usually associated with asbestos exposure, but can also occur in cases with no known exposure.