Cooney and Conway has consistently obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in single plaintiff mesothelioma cases nationwide. Some highlights of our success are listed below.
James H.
In Madison County, Illinois, Bill Fahey argued on behalf of James H., a roofer who had on numerous occasions been sent to the Shell refinery in Wood River, Illinois to work on the roofs of the large tanks on the premises. The tanks were laden with asbestos insulation. Despite the fact that Mr. H. had been invited to perform work on these premises for approximately two weeks each year for a ten-year period in the 1960's and 1970's, Shell Oil allowed him to work in areas where dangerous asbestos was being used without warning him of the dangers. Their failure to provide him with a safe workplace resulted in him developing malignant pleural mesothelioma while he was in his early sixties, which was incurable, and would later take his life.
Mr. Fahey and his co-counsel uncovered evidence that had been hidden from them by attorneys from Shell Oil which indicated that Shell Oil possessed actual knowledge of the dangers of asbestos as early as the late 1930's but did nothing to warn or protect individuals like Mr. H. who were being asked to come on to their property to work. This hidden evidence also showed that non-asbestos materials were available to Shell Oil that could have been used which could have prevented Mr. H,'s disease.
After deliberating on the evidence presented by Fahey and his co-counsel and hearing their arguments, the jury awarded Mr. H. over $35.1 million in damages.
Kevin B.
An insulator who died of mesothelioma whose case was tried to jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Cooney and Conway attorneys John Cooney, William Fahey and Jim Hopkinson. The verdict of compensatory damages of $12.3 million, reported as the largest single mesothelioma verdict nationwide.
Hugh W.
A Johns Manville plantworker who died from mesothelioma whose case was tried in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Cooney and Conway attorneys Kevin Conway, William Fahey and Kathy Byrne. Mr. W's family received a jury verdict of $4.0 million. The firm pursued payment of the verdict despite Manville's claim that it's subsequent bankruptcy stay voided the judgement. After an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New York), the verdict was paid to the W. family.
John H.
An electrician suffering from mesothelioma who died shortly before his trial began. Cooney and Conway attorneys William Fahey, Kathy Byrne and Mike Mulvihill tried this case to verdict on behalf of Mr. H's widow and children. The Cook County jury awarded a verdict of $3.5 million in compensatory damages.
Robert P.
An insulator who died of mesothelioma whose case was tried by Cooney and Conway attorneys Kevin Conway, William Fahey, Kathy Byrne and Mike Mulvihill in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 1996, settling shortly after trial commenced for more than $3 million.
Cooney and Conway's success has not been limited to mesothelioma cases. The firm has also successfully prosecuted claims for asbestosis and lung and digestive tract cancers against the manufacturers of asbestos products.
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