Client Recoveries Achieved

Baron & Budd, P.C. has achieved many significant trial victories and settlements for victims of toxic exposure and corporate misconduct. Here is a sampling of some of the monetary recoveries we have been able to achieve for our clients.

The cases discussed here show the net amounts of the monetary recoveries our clients received after the deduction of attorneys fees and expenses–in other words, the amounts our clients actually received in-pocket. These cases were all handled by Baron & Budd attorneys serving as lead counsel.

Specific Results Depend on the Facts of Each Case.

Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Results.

$10,603,661.00 Net to Client, a man who developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to joint compound while working as a construction worker. This case went to trial and resulted in a significant verdict in favor of him, his wife and children that was listed by a national legal publication as one of the highest verdicts in the United States that year. The case subsequently settled.

$6,356,942.00 Net to Client, the widow of a gentleman who died at the age of 50 after developing malignant mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos while in the Navy, aboard nuclear submarines In the 1960s. The case went to trial against the manufacturer of a pipe covering product that contained asbestos. The jury awarded a substantial verdict, which was affirmed on appeal.

$4,380,755.00 Net to Client, an ironworker employed at a number of industrial facilities throughout his career and who developed malignant mesothelioma at the age of 79.

$3,749,270.00 Net to Client, the widow of a man who developed malignant mesothelioma from his exposure to asbestos while working as a power plant engineer. The case went to trial and the jury awarded a significant verdict, which was affirmed on appeal.

$3,665,248.00 Net to Client, a man who developed mesothelioma at age 70. Our client began his career in the construction industry in the 1940s as a latherer/plasterer, and in time formed his own construction company. He was exposed to asbestos products throughout his career. The case went to trial, with the jury awarding a substantial verdict against the maker of an asbestos-containing joint compound product to which our client was exposed.

$3,625,231.00 Net to Client, an aircraft mechanic with malignant mesothelioma who worked around construction projects at two different airports during his career. The case went to trial against the manufacturer of an asbestos-containing pipe covering product used during construction, with the jury awarding a significant verdict. The case was subsequently settled.

$3,122,080.00 Net to Client, the family of a man with malignant mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working as a mechanical contractor at a number of industrial sites during his career.

$2,828,514.00 Net to Client, the family of a gentleman diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma at the age of 49 who was exposed to asbestos during his career as a machinist and welder.

$2,754,598.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 62. He was exposed to asbestos as a construction worker while he was a young man.

$2,421,607.00 Net to Client, the widow of a man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while laying water and sewer lines.

$2,367,594.00 Net to Client, a 46-year-old man with malignant mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working at an oil company as a roofer and tradesman.

$2,378,142.00 Net to Client, the widow of a gentleman who died of mesothelioma at age 58. He was exposed to asbestos as a child through his father’s work clothing.

$2,298,832.00 Net to Client, the family of a man who worked as a millwright at a variety of industrial facilities throughout his career and who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma at the age of 40.

$2,263,366.00 Net to Client, a 62-year-old man who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working in carpentry and construction.

$2,265,656.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos while working at an oil refinery as a machinist and operator.

$2,261,427.00 Net to Client, a man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while serving in the Navy, In the engine rooms of ships, in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

$2,158,840.00 Net to Client, an insulator for an oil refinery who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma at the age of 75.

$2,117,719.00 Net to Client, the family of a 57-year-old gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a laborer at a chemical plant during the summer months as a student.

$2,070,662.00 Net to Client, a 39-year-old woman with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos through her construction worker-father’s work clothes in the family home.

$2,004,682.00 Net to Client, the family of a former custodian with mesothelioma due to his exposure to asbestos-containing products during the construction and remodeling of three school buildings. At times, he would use asbestos-containing joint compound products to make repairs at the schools. He died of the disease at the age of 60.

$1,975,087.00 Net to Client, a man who had once worked as a custodian at an oil refinery where he was exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma at 70.

$1,960,941.00 Net to Client, man who developd mesothelioma at the age of 59 and who was exposed to asbestos while working at an aluminum plant.

$1,905,005.00 Net to Client, a career electrician/journeyman who developd mesothelioma at the age of 58.

$1,889,416.00 Net to Client, a man who contracted mesothelioma becausee of his exposure to asbestos as a carpenter at a munitions plant.

$1,876,786.00 Net to Client, a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 67. She was exposed to asbestos while handling her construction contractor husband’s work clothing.

$1,857,890.00 Net to Client, a construction worker who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 70. He was exposed to asbestos while working at a variety of industrial and commercial construction projects.

$1,811,800.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with mesothelioma at age 61. He was a boiler tender while serving In the Navy and later worked as an automotive mechanic.

$1,746,727.00 Net to Client, a man who developd mesothelioma at the age of 61. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a roofer, carpenter and drywaller on residential construction sites.

$1,730,599.00 Net to Client, the family of a woman who died at the age of 44 from malignant mesothelioma. She was exposed to asbestos as a child through her father’s work clothes.

$1,700,365.00 Net to Client who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 74 becausee of his exposure to asbestos while working at a petrochemical plant in the 1960s and 1970s.

$1,689,084.00 Net to Client who contracted mesothelioma because of his exposure to asbestos as a pipefitter and plumber.

$1,683,959.00 Net to Client, an 85-year-old man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working as a construction worker.

$1,655,269.00 Net to Client, the family of a steelworker who died of mesothelioma at the age of 49. At trial, the jury handed down a significant verdict after finding the manufacturer of an asbestos-containing refractories product liable for the man’s exposure to asbestos.

$1,639,861.00 Net to Client, a 72-year-old woman with mesothelioma. She was exposed to asbestos as a child and as an adult through her father’s and husband’s work clothing.

$1,637,308.00 Net to Client, a man with mesothelioma exposed to asbestos while working as a tradesman at a number of industrial facilities during his working career.

$1,616,379.00 Net to Client, a retired insulator who had worked at a shipyard. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 72.

$1,581,167.00 Net to Client, a 62-year-old retired engineer with mesothelioma.

$1,573,492.00 Net to Client, a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 65. She was exposed to asbestos through both her father, a shipyard worker, and her husband, an oil refinery worker.

$1,565,553.00 Net to Client, who was exposed to asbestos as a construction worker. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma at age 61.

$1,564,497.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with mesothelioma who worked as a machinist in the 1950s through the 1970s.

$1,552,840.00 Net to Client, a 58-year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while employed at a paper mill.

$1,547,950.00 Net to Client, a 60-year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as a boiler repairman and carpenter.

$1,520,594.00 Net to Client, a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 77 who was exposed to asbestos while washing her husband’s work clothes.

$1,461,628.00 Net to Client, a 70-year-old man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working as an insulator and sheetrock worker.

$1,451,520.00 Net to Client, a gentleman who was exposed to asbestos as a railroad worker and a custodian. He developd mesothelioma at the age of 71.

$1,442,225.00 Net to Client, a man with mesothelioma who was a career machinist.

$1,394,921.00 Net to Client, a housewife who developed mesothelioma because of her exposure to asbestos while washing the work clothes of her husband, a construction worker.

$1,380,449.00 Net to Client, a man exposed to asbestos as a power plant operator and diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 65.

$1,352,736.00 Net to Client, an 80-year-old gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as a career plumber.

$1,343,380.00 Net to Client, a 74-year-old man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as a boiler operator in the Navy and after discharge from the service, while working in schools and hospitals.

$1,346,991.00 Net to Client, a 74 year old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working at an oil refinery.

$1,281,181.00 Net to Client, a 77-year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos during his career as an electrician.

$1,279,514.00 Net to Client, a gentleman exposed to asbestos as a foreman at a lead smelter who developed mesothelioma at age 72.

$1,274,437.00 Net to Client, a gentleman with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as both a laborer and a brick mason at an aluminum plant.

$1,268,771.00 Net to Client, a 75-year-old gentleman with mesothelioma exposed to asbestos during his career as a power plant operator.

$1,258,052.00 Net to Client, a career ironworker who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 68.

$1,246,006.00 Net to Client, a woman who developed mesothelioma as a result of her exposure to asbestos as a child through her father’s work clothing.

$1,245,191.00 Net to Client, a 55-year-old gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while in the Navy.

$1,237,986.00 Net to Client, a 74-year-old man with mesothelioma who worked as a furnace installer and repairman.

$1,226,641.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as an equipment mechanic at a steel mill.

$1,205,854.00 Net to Client, a brick mason with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos at numerous industrial and commercial job sites.

$1,205,399.00 Net to Client, an 82-year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos as a ship engineer while serving in the Navy and for an oil company.

$1,196,570.00 Net to Client, a 78-year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working in construction and maintenance at several power plants.

$1,193,802.00 Net to Client, a man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while working as a journeyman electrician.

$1,188.425.00 Net to Client, who was exposed to asbestos-containing refractory products while working as a construction engineer for a steel plant and who contracted mesothelioma as a result.

$1,171,365.00 Net to Client, a 75-year-old gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma who had worked as a rigger for an oil refinery.

$1,157,491.00 Net to Client, the widow of an insulator who had worked at a chemical plant and who died of mesothelioma at age 77.

$1,147,533.00 Net to Client, a 67-year-old man who was exposed to asbestos while working as a journeyman electrician.

$1,072,639.00 Net to Client, a pipefitter who was exposed to asbestos at several industrial plants and who contracted mesothelioma as a result.

$1,046,541.00 Net to Client, the family of an ironworker who was diagnosed with mesothelioma because of his exposure to asbestos at an oil refinery and other industrial sites. The jury awarded a substantial verdict against the oil company where he had been employed.