Last week in San Francisco, the family of a former drywall taper was awarded more than $868,000 in a trial against a former manufacturer and supplier of asbestos-containing joint compound, spray texture, and acoustical ceiling spray.

According to a press release on PR Newswire, the jury found that the products manufactured by Richmond, California-based Rich-Tex, Inc. were responsible for the asbestosis and mesothelioma that ultimately killed San Francisco-area resident Douglas Ivance in 2003. Ivance had worked as a drywall taper for 47 years.

Rich-Tex was a manufacturer and supplier of asbestos-containing drywall products, including joint compound, spray texture and acoustical ceiling spray, from 1963 to 1977. According to the press release, the company supplied asbestos-containing drywall products to the majority of Mr. Ivance’s employers during that time period.

The plaintiff’s attorneys presented evidence which showed that when the products in question were mixed, applied, sanded, and/or cleaned-up, they released hazardous asbestos dust, which was then inhaled by Ivance and his fellow employees.

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