| Historic asbestos disease records 'lost'
A federal government department has admitted "potentially losing" detailed records of 1,000 deadly asbestos-related disease cases required by researchers to better understand exposure risk. The details were collected in the 1980s for one of the world's most comprehensive surveys on mesothelioma, the fatal lung condition which killed asbestos crusader Bernie Banton last year. .
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Doctor with cancer wins $24.2M jury award
A Plantation doctor and his family, who last year sued Honeywell International for his rare cancer, were awarded almost $24.2 million by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury Friday evening after a two-week trial. Dr. Stephen E. Guilder alleged his exposure to Honeywell's asbestos brakes in the 1970s and early 1980s caused him to get cancer. Guilder, 50, was diagnosed in September with peritoneal mesothelioma, which affects the abdominal lining. Honeywell spokesman Rob Ferris said in an e-mail that it would appeal the verdict. ''We are disappointed by the jury's verdict,'' Ferris said. ``There is no supportable evidence that Mr. Guilder's disease was caused by exposure to [brake] products.'' Guilder closed his medical office in November. Guilder's website said he treats disorders of the head and neck and specializes in facial plastic surgery.
Jury awards $24.2 million in asbestos lawsuit
As a teenager working on his stepfather's farm in Punta Gorda, Stephen E. Guilder learned to repair tractors and other farm equipment. Guilder, of Weston, parlayed his deft handiwork on the farm into a career as a head and neck surgeon, but it's now expected to cost him his life. Guilder, 50, was diagnosed in September with a rare, fatal type of cancer -- which he blames on exposure in the 1970s and early 1980s to brake pads made with asbestos. On Friday, a Miami-Dade County jury found Honeywell International, the parent of brake maker Bendix, negligent for selling asbestos brakes and awarded Guilder and his family almost $24.2 million. While it's the largest compensatory jury verdict involving a single defendant in a Florida asbestos case, it was bittersweet for the Guilders, said their lawyer, David A.
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