Asbestos Victim Awarded $3 Million
The death of a former General Motors employee from mesothelioma that was cause by job-related asbestos exposure has led to his family being awarded $3 million by a New York State jury. Gerald Suttner worked at the automaker’s GM Powertrain Facility from 1964 to 1979 repairing valves manufactured by Crane Co. Part of the repair process he performed regularly involved removing