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Editor: M. Brandon Smith
Profession: Attorney at Law

Category: Mesothelioma Lawsuits

A New York Supreme Court jury recently awarded $25 million to Alfred D'Ulisse, 73, who was a New York City brake repairman who lost his right lung to a cancer linked to asbestos. The jury of three men and three women found DaimlerChrysler liable for exposing Mr. D'Ulisse to asbestos related materials that ultimately lead to his development of mesothelioma. Of the total $25 million awarded, DiamlerChrysler was ordered to pay 80% of that amount because they acted with reckless disregard according to the plaintiff's attorney.

According to Bloomberg.com:

D'Ulisse testified that he was exposed daily to asbestos in auto-brake linings made by Chrysler and General Motors Corp. while working at Morak Brakes in Brooklyn, New York, from 1960 to 1981. D'Ulisse's job was to strip worn linings from brakes and replace them with new ones.

``I hope I live long enough to see the balance of this and the outcome of the appeals,'' D'Ulisse, of North Massapequa, New York, said after the verdict. He said he was diagnosed with the cancer, mesothelioma, two years ago.