Jury Awards $20.9 Million to Washington Worker Diagnosed with Mesothelioma after Asbestos Exposure at “Tacoma Aroma” Mill
A King County jury has awarded $20.9 million to Scot McLeod, a former abatement worker who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at industrial worksites across the Pacific Northwest beginning in 1989. Mr. McLeod is represented by attorneys Kaitlin Cherf, Colin Mieling and Craig Sims of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
Regarded among his peers as an outstanding trial attorney and tenacious advocate, Tom relishes the challenge of helping his clients.
Craig is an accomplished trial lawyer with over 20 years of litigation and leadership experience. His calling “to be of service to others” is what drew him to SGB.
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Andy is an advocate for clients who have endured wrongdoing at the hands of powerful institutions and is interested in empowering the most vulnerable amongst us to obtain justice.
Special thanks to BIAWA and SGB attorneys Rich Anderson, Carson Phillips-Spotts and Sims Weymuller for their support of this special event to help to address all preventable concussions and brain injuries in children and youth.
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SGB recently welcomed two new attorneys to the team, Ashley Gomez and Carson Phillips-Spotts, who join the firm’s talented team of lawyers dedicated to pursuing justice for our clients.