The widow of a former shipyard worker who died from exposure to asbestos while building Navy aircraft carriers was awarded $5.5 million by a Circuit Court jury in Virginia. Seven jurors determined that Kay Oney should receive the damages from two suppliers to the shipbuilding industry -- John Crane Inc. and Garlock Sealing Technologies for their role in the death of her husband, Vaughn Oney. Jurors deliberated for two days. An appeal is expected.The Newport News Shipbuilding worker died in November after developing mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer triggered by breathing asbestos fibers decades earlier.
The verdict comes less than one year after the court awarded $10.4 million to the family of Buddy Jones, another Newport News shipyard worker who died of the disease.
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