Baron & Budd, P.C., Announces California Asbestos Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24  /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., is announcing a total of $2.1 million in settlements on behalf of a San Francisco man and his wife against several manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products, including San Ramon, Calif.-based Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Pleasanton, Calif.-based Hanson Permanente Cement Inc.

On July 17, Kaiser Gypsum and Hanson Permanente -- previously known as Kaiser Cement -- settled with the plaintiffs during the second week of trial in the case before Judge Mary Wiss of the Superior Court of California in San Francisco.

Attorney Eric Brown from Baron & Budd's Beverly Hills office and Patrick DeBlase from Beverly Hills-based Kiesel, Boucher & Larson LLP represented John Dachauer, 69, and his wife Rita in the trial and settlement negotiations.

Mr. Dachauer worked as a plasterer from 1955 until 1997 in the San Francisco Bay area.  Testimony in the case showed that he regularly used exterior stucco and joint compound products manufactured and sold by Kaiser Gypsum and Hanson Permanente.

Mr. Dachauer sued both companies after a 2006 diagnosis showed he suffers from mesothelioma, a fatal form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

"I'd like to say the settlement will allow John to live out the rest of his life with some comfort, but unfortunately there is no comfort for someone with mesothelioma," says Russell Budd, managing shareholder of Baron & Budd. "The settlement provides some compensation for the years of life he will lose as a result of his exposure to asbestos."

About Baron & Budd

Since 1977, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has championed the rights of people and communities harmed by corporate misconduct.  With more than 50 attorneys and offices in Texas, California, Ohio and Louisiana, Baron & Budd enjoys a national reputation as a leader of the plaintiffs' bar.  The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia caused by benzene; and injuries caused by other toxic substances and pharmaceuticals.  The firm also represents water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; municipalities and securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers. For more information about Baron & Budd, call 800-222-2766 or visit http://www.baronandbudd.com/.

For more information on the settlement, please contact Bruce Vincent at 214-559-4630, or bruce@legalpr.com 

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