The Ferraro Law Firm won a $5.1 million asbestos verdict for a woman who lost her husband just shy of their 50th wedding anniversary.

David Moore died of mesothelioma in 2012 months after falling ill. Attorneys for his widow, Joyce, said she had to watch her husband waste away rather than enjoy retirement after his decadeslong career at a chemical plant in Port St. Joe.

The plant is where plaintiffs attorneys alleged Moore was exposed to asbestos from hands-on work with material made by Chicago-based John Crane Inc.