Doctor Stephen E. Guilder of Plantation, Florida, received nearly $24.2 million in a suit against Honeywell regarding asbestos exposure.  Guilder was diagnosed in September with the rare form of mesothelioma that forms in the abdominal lining: peritoneal mesothelioma.  The verdict is Florida's largest  asbestos settlement involving a single defendant.

Guilder claims that Honeywell knew of the dangers related to asbestos but produced no warning to its employees.  Guilder worked with Honeywell's asbestos brakes in the 1970s and early '80s.

"I am very pleased that the jury held Honeywell accountable for the devastating harms it caused Dr. Guilder and his family,'' said his attorney, David A. Jagolinzer, in a statement. Guilder has been married for more than 20 years and has three children, ages 18, 16 and 14.