$322 Million Dollar Verdict in Asbestos Case 

Congratulations to Allen Hossley, Dawn Smith of the Hossley Embry law firm. The Dallas, TX firm with Gene Tullos and Gary King of Tullos & Tullos from Raleigh, Mississippi received the single largest asbestos verdict in the nation. 

The $322 million dollar verdict was award to the plaintiff for working in the oil fields of Mississippi as a roughneck. The plaintiff inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud for various drilling rigs. The plaintiff now suffers from a condition called asbestosis and is on supplemental oxygen twenty four hours a day. 

The jury found the defendants where liable for failure to provide an adequate warning to Mr. Brown and for manufacturing, selling or distributing defectively designed asbestos products even after they knew the danger and harm they can cause. 

The Hossley Embry firm used a 3D animation from Trial Exhibits, Inc. to demonstrate the working conditions of the plaintiff during his time working on the drilling rigs. 

Oil Drilling Rig showing location of a mud room and drill pipe.