DCX ordered to pay $20 million asbestos verdict

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DCX ordered to pay $20 million asbestos verdict
2006-12-24
NEW YORK -- A jury says DaimlerChrysler AG must pay $20 million to a retired police officer and brake repair worker whose right lung was removed because of cancer caused by asbestos. A jury in Manhattan's state Supreme Court ruled that Alfred D'Ulisse, 73, of North Massapequa, N.Y., and his wife were owed a total of $25 million, D'Ulisse's lawyer Jerry Kristal said Monday. DaimlerChrysler was found to be 10 percent liable for D'Ulisse's cancer, and it will be responsible for a total of 80 percent of the damages because two other companies found to be liable no longer exist, Kristal said. DaimlerChrysler, whose brands include Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Mercedes-Benz, issued a statement saying the case was built on "junk science" and accused Justice Louis B....
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