Last week a Rio Vista, CA man was awarded .4 million dollars in a lawsuit against Hamilton Materials Inc., a company who manufactures and distributes an asbestos containing joint compound.

Last year Jack Reynolds, a veteran of the Navy and former drywaller, was diagnosed with mesothelioma that was caused by asbestos exposure. Reynolds sued Hamilton Materials Inc., back in May for producing the “Red Dot” brand joint compound that contained asbestos that led to his diagnosis of mesothelioma.