A man residing in Vallejo, California has recently won a lawsuit awarding him $7.5 million for his asbestos-related injuries. Robert “Bobby” Hilt allegedly developed mesothelioma while employed as a janitor and marine machinist on Mare Island and in San Francisco. Hilt was diagnosed at the age of sixty-four.

Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Due to its considerably long latency period those diagnosed are often left with very few treatment options by the time that the discovery is made. Other diseases that are caused by asbestos exposure include but are not limited to asbestosis and lung cancer.

Asbestos was used often during the early twentieth century in a variety of building and automotive products. In the 1970’s it was realized how dangerous exposure to the substance was and it began to become regulated by the government.

Hilt previously has worked for the Schlage Lock Co. Bayshore plant as a janitor between 1963 and 1965. Following his time there he was employed with the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard up until 1972. Hilt has also done some work at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Hilt is said to be in considerably good health considering his diagnosis. Typically those diagnosed with diseases such as mesothelioma live only twelve to eighteen months following the initial diagnosis. The trial was carried out in the San Francisco Superior Court and began last month

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