Jury Holds Steamship Owners Accountable For Death Of U.S. Merchant Marine Awards family $3.9 million weeks prior to Mesothelioma Awareness DayMT. PLEASANT, S.C., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just two weeks prior to Mesothelioma Awareness Day, Motley Rice LLC, along with the Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, P.C., of Detroit, Mich., is proud to announce a $3.9 million plaintiffs' jury verdict for the family of deceased Merchant Marine, William LaParl of Michigan ... [News Source]