Baron and Budd Announces California Jury Awards One of the Largest Mesothelioma Verdicts of the Year to the Family of … Union Carbide, a Dow Chemical subsidiary, and several other asbestos companies were forced to pay a $48 million verdict to the family of a mesothelioma patient. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded the verdict after finding Union Carbide and others responsible for the client’s asbestos exposure and subsequent mesothelioma diagnosis. [News Source]