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).
SEATTLE (November, 14, 2009) – At the annual Bill of Rights dinner, the ACLU of Washington honored Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender attorneys Jeffery Robinson and Amanda Lee for their work representing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of the John Adams Project. The award was given “for personal and professional sacrifice and heroic advocacy…