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West Islip man wins $7M award in asbestos case

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Travel deals A West Islip man who alleged he contracted a rare form of lung cancer from exposure to asbestos during construction of the Northport Power Station has been awarded $7 million by a jury in state Supreme Court. Lawyers for the man, Ralph North, 79, alleged in court papers that he contracted mesothelioma in 2012, some 46 years after he worked for a private contractor installing giant boilers during three phases of construction at the plant, which was built starting in 1966. National Grid, a primary defendant in the case, acquired the LILCO plants after its acquisition of KeySpan in 2007. While LIPA isn't named as a defendant in the case, it's unclear...

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