The family of a man who died of asbestos exposure from his work on a Navy ship won reinstatement of their claims against the makers of the vessel’s steam valves and pumps, in a California appeals court.

A sizeable crowd gathered outside the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard’s main entrance Tuesday to protest Bayview Hunters Point residents and environmental advocates ongoing concerns with Lennar’s plans to develop 770 acres at the shipyard and Candlestick Point–and to blockade the entrance with a giant stop work order.

The Yokosuka branch of the Yokohama District Court on Monday ordered the government to pay 76.84 million yen in compensation over the death of a worker at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base due to Mesothelioma.