Occupational Diseases: DaimlerChrysler to Pay Millions in Asbestos Lawsuit

A jury has ordered DaimlerChrysler AG to pay $20 million to Alfred D'Ulisse, a retired police officer and brake repair worker whose right lung had to be removed as a result of asbestos exposure. DaimlerChrysler was found to be 10% liable for D'Ulisse's cancer, which ended up with the removal of D'Ulisse's right lung.

DaimlerChrysler To Pay Millions In Asbestos Verdict

DaimlerChrysler manufactures Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Mercedes-Benz and issued a statement following the verdict saying that the case was built on "junk science." D'Ulisse got mesothelioma after working at Morak Brakes in Brooklyn. The jury also found that DaimlerChrysler could not he held accountable for the mesothelioma of another worker, Rodolfo Colella.