Mesothelioma Widow Asks Court to End Ford Motor Company’s Redundant Petitions
After years of legal battles and multiple hearings, mesothelioma widow Laura Walls was finally able to present her husband’s story to a jury and get justice from Ford Motor Company. But despite repeated losses, the automotive giant is continuing to fight its responsibility for having exposed Robie Walls to asbestos in its truck brake parts. This recalcitrance has forced Mrs. Walls to continue her legal fight.
$275,000 Mesothelioma Award Is Too Much for Ford to Accept
Laura Walls filed suit against Ford and several other companies after her husband Robie died of malignant mesothelioma. Her claim detailed more than five decades of exposure to asbestos, beginning with the years during the 1950s when he had served in the U.S. Navy and then moving on to the decades of working for an array of employers as a tractor-trailer fleet mechanic.
Ford Motor Company was among the defendants named in her original mesothelioma lawsuit. In response to Mrs. Robie having pointed to asbestos-contaminated dust from the company’s replacement brakes and clutches for her late husband’s illness, the company denied responsibility, and indicated that her case was not even appropriate for court. Their attorneys filed multiple petitions to have the case dismissed and to block testimony from her expert witnesses.
Despite Multiple Losses in Court, Ford Files Yet Another Petition to Dismiss Mesothelioma Claim
Following all of these appeals and motions, a jury finally heard the mesothelioma lawsuit and assigned Ford responsibility for $275,000 in damages, and another $67,000 in interest. Instead of acknowledging their repeated losses, the company has filed yet another petition. They are asking the judge to overturn the verdict, making the same arguments that it has made — and lost — in the past. Mrs. Walls has responded to the company’s latest legal action by asking the court to deny the company’s petition.
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