Jury awards widow $5 million in lawsuit BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomington woman whose late husband died from cancer caused by asbestos exposure was awarded more than $5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit Monday in McLean County civil court. A jury found that Honeywell International Inc. is responsible for damages in the recent death of 69-year-old Merlan Dukes. Dukes was exposed to asbestos when he worked at the old UNARCO plant on Bloomington's west side in the 1950s.
Read More About McLean County Jury awards widow $5 million in lawsuit...