Judge Rejects Punitive Damage Award In Asbestos Case, But Otherwise Affirms

Mealey's (March 7, 2017, 1:03 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A jury awarded $3.6 million in punitive damages without the necessary evidence that Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. could satisfy such a judgment, but the remainder of the verdict stands as the company mounted “very limited and highly generalized” testimony supporting the contention that it was insulated from liability by a sophisticated intermediary, a California appeals court held Feb. 15 (Donna Saller, et al. v. Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc., et al., No. B260277, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 1, 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1062)....

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