Gilbert Lynn Purcell

Personal Injury and Civil Trial Lawyer

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Brayton & Purcell

Novato, CA

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Case Results of Gilbert Lynn Purcell

2,500,000

Trial Type – 83-year old retired career Insulator, Shop Planner and Contract Price Analyst – Malignant Pleural

Jun 2021

Mesothelioma – Products Liability and Negligence/Loss of Consortium – Wilson Monomask 200 respiratory protection design defect – Naval Air Station Alameda, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard San Francisco, Department of the Navy Shipbuilding Supervisor. Case resolved at commencement of Motions In Limine in excess of $2,500,000.00 as to all case defendants. May-June 2021

750,000

Trial type – Disputed Asbestosis/Medical Monitoring/Non-Smoker

Mar 2021

72-Year old retired San Francisco Bay Area Plumber/Marine Engineer at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco General Hospital, Stanford University, St. Ignatius High School, Children’s Hospital San Francisco, United Parcel Service, etc.

1,500,000

Trial type – Wrongful Death

Mar 2021

84-year-old retired Plasterer working throughout the East San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland Naval Hospital, West Oakland Main Post Office, Alta Bates Hospital, University of California at Berkeley, Laney College, BART, etc) – pathologic disputed cause of death – mesothelioma versus retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) – left chest encasing rind. Case resolved during pre-trial motions, including proposed reverse bifurcation of issues in a 2-Phase trial to separate juries, in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.

2,500,000

Trial type – Mesothelioma Wrongful death

Feb 2021

89-Year Old Career Maintenance Mechanic – General Motors Fremont California NUMMI plant – Negligence and Products Liability. Case resolved during pre-trial motions in excess of $2,500,000.00 as to all case defendants

250,000

Trial type – Spousal Wrongful Death – Lung Cancer

Dec 2020

Take-home exposure from career Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Machinist/Mare Island Naval Shipyard Nuclear Inspector. Case resolved as to all case defendants after conclusion of Motions In Limine and start of jury selection in excess of $250,000.00.

13,000,000

Trial Type – 73 year-old former Sheetmetal worker (Shell Oil Martinez Refinery LOP Quad Expansion 1965-66), now East Bay Real Estate executive, Sarcomatoid Malignant Mesothelioma and Spouse Loss of Consortium – Negligence.

Oct 2020

Case resolved as to all defendants during second day of Plaintiffs’ Opening Statement in excess of $13,000,000.00.

1,250,000

Trial Type: Former Marine – age 75 – retired San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Operator (Union Oil – Rodeo – Unit 200 Coker; ASARCO; TOSCO – Avon) – No Marker Lung Cancer – 100+ pack year smoking history; Loss of Consortium.

Aug 2020

Case resolved as to all defendants, including those who began trial as set forth above, during jury hardships (partly remote due to COVID pandemic) in excess of $1,250,000.00.

1,500,000

Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Adenocarcinoma of the Lung – Negligence case – Career Plumber/Pipefitter – San Francisco Bay Area Refineries (TOSCO, Shell, Standard Oil/Chevron) – Contractor Liability – Sweeping, Cleaning Asbestos-Containing Valve/Flange Repairs and Pipe Insulation Debris during Overhauls, Shutdowns and Turnarounds.

Jan 2020

Case resolved during Motion Practice prior to jury selection in excess of $1,500,000.00 as to all case defendants.

750,000

Trial Type – Personal Injury/Loss of Consortium No-Marker Colon Cancer Negligence case – Career Union Insulator – San Francisco Bay Area Shipyards, Refineries and Powerhouses 1974-2017.

Jan 2020

Case resolved during jury selection in excess of $750,000.00 as to all case defendants. Dec 2019 – Jan 2020