James Wylder and Lisa Corwin represented Juanita and Baxter Rodarmel in a three week trial in which a McLean County jury returned a verdict in the amount of $2,500,000 against Pneumo Abex, LLC, and Honeywell International, Inc.
The verdict represented both compensatory damages in the amount of $2,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $100,000 as to Pneumo Abex, LLC, and Honeywell International, Inc. in the amount of $400,000.
Juanita Rodarmel contracted mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos when she laundered the clothing of her first husband, Leslie Corry, who worked at Union Asbestos & Rubber Company, later called UNARCO Industries, Inc., in Bloomington from 1953-1956. The jury found Defendants, Pneumo Abex, LLC, and Honeywell International, Inc. (through their corporate predecessors Abex and Bendix) conspired with other companies, including UNARCO, Johns-Manville, Raybestos-Manhattan, Owens-Illinois, Owens Corning and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, to fail to provide information about the hazards of asbestos, including information to employees and customers.
