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About William Rutzick
Bill has over 30 years of experience as a mesothelioma lawyer representing clients exposed to asbestos fibers in the workplace. He concentrates on asbestos, product liability, and employee rights lawsuits. He is considered a lawyer's lawyer based on his well-researched and well-reasoned legal briefs, having successfully appealed over 40 cases to the state Supreme Court and other courts, resulting in several landmark rulings. Through his appellate work, Bill has been instrumental in guiding the development of Washington asbestos and product liability law. Bill graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley and received his Juris doctorate from Yale.
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Warren Wright, a contract foreman, was exposed to asbestos insulation at ExxonMobil's Ferndale, Washington refinery in 1979 and died of mesothelioma in 2015. His son sued, and a jury found ExxonMobil liable and awarded $4 million in 2019. After credits for settlements by other defendants, judgment was entered for $2.27 million. The Washington Supreme Court affirmed on August 3, 2023.
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