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The family of an asbestos victim has won a $13.5 million judgement in a second trial against Georgia-Pacific Corp. 
 
The victim, who died of mesothelioma, was exposed to asbestos in the course of working with a joint compound, a product made by Georgia-Pacific in the 1960s and 1970s. 
 
Evidence showed that the company knew about asbestos dangers as early as 1966 but continued to sell products containing asbestos for 11 more years. 
 
The company was found guilty of negligence and failure to warn, and was assessed both compensatory and punitive damages.

Baron & Budd, PC, Announces $13.5 Million Asbestos Verdict in ...

Yahoo! News - 6/9/2006 1:11 PM

DALLAS, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has announced a jury verdict of $13.5 million in the second trial on behalf of the family of an East Texas man who died from a cancer caused by his exposure to asbestos fibers as a child.
 
The first trial in the case concluded in March 2005 with a $9.3 million verdict for the family of Timothy Shawn Bostic. In August 2005, the court ordered a new trial. Baron & Budd attorneys Charla Aldous and Chris Panatier represented the Bostic family in both trials
 
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