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About Thornton Law Firm
Thornton Law Firm LLP was founded in 1978 by Michael P. Thornton in Boston, Massachusetts, to represent victims of mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases. Now one of the largest plaintiff-side law firms in New England, the firm has 17 attorneys handling toxic tort, personal injury, products liability, whistleblower, and defective drug and medical device cases for clients across the country.
Proven verdicts and settlements won by Thornton Law Firm
Thornton Law Firm served as liaison counsel on a multi-firm team that secured a $300 million class settlement from State Street Bank on behalf of pension funds and other institutional custodial clients who were secretly overcharged on foreign currency exchange trades for more than a decade.
A Massachusetts jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for Paul Lovell's mesothelioma, awarding $42.6 million in what is believed to be the largest mesothelioma verdict in the state's history.
A Massachusetts jury awarded $7.55 million to Gerald Sylvestre, a former New Hampshire power plant worker who developed mesothelioma after repeated exposure to asbestos insulation installed by a Canton distributor, in what was then reported as the largest asbestos verdict in New England history.
A Middlesex County jury awarded $6.8 million to Amy Ross and her two daughters after finding New England Insulation Company liable for the mesothelioma death of her husband Timothy, who had been exposed to asbestos dust doing part-time insulator work around Boston as a teenager and young adult.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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