March 2011 - News Archive (2 Posts)

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Exxon Hit with $25M Verdict in Mesothelioma Case

Monday, March 28, 2011

A Newport News Circuit Court jury has awarded $25 million to a ship repair coordinator who had contracted mesothelioma. The predecessors of Exxon Mobil, the defendant in the case, had taken steps to...

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Exxon Fails to Warn of Asbestos Dangers, Jury Awards $25M

Thursday, March 17, 2011

On March 17, 2011, PWHD attorneys Robert R. Hatten, William W.C. Harty, and Hugh B. McCormick, III, won a $25 million verdict in the Circuit Court for the City of Newport News, Virginia, for...

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THE VIRGINIA STATE BAR RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT REQUIRE ALL ATTORNEYS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER TO THEIR CASE RESULTS. SETTLEMENT AND VERDICT IN ALL CASES DEPEND ON VARIOUS FACTORS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. THEREFORE, PAST RESULTS IN CASES ARE NOT A GUARANTEE OR PREDICTION OF SIMILAR RESULTS IN FUTURE CASES WHICH PATTEN, WORNOM, HATTEN & DIAMONSTEIN AND ITS LAWYERS MAY UNDERTAKE.