The Verdict...

The trial last five weeks. The deliberations lasted two days. The newspaper articles about the case stated -- variously -- that we talked about the case for either one day or one hour. This is inaccurate. We received the case on a Thursday afternoon, deliberated briefly, and came back the following day.

That Friday, one of the jurors called out sick. After considerable pleading by the court staff, she agreed to come in that afternoon. We began deliberating again at about 1:30 p.m., and reached a verdict a little before 5 p.m.

In addition, the article stated that the plaintiffs, Jack Davis and his wife, were awarded $35.1 million. This is also inaccurate. We found the two defendants, Leslie Controls and Warren Pumps, each 7.1 percent liable for the Davis' injuries. To us, this meant the Davis family would receive about $5 million.

Finally, the article stated that a number of other entities, including the US Navy, would be responible for at least part of the $35.1 million figure. This is not true. Davis did claim that a number of other entities besides Leslie and Warren caused his mesothelioma. However, whether or not these entities settled had nothing to do with the jury's decision.

Other than that, the article is fine. Read it here.