John Crane, Oregon Plaintiffs Square Off On $3M Punitive Damages Award

Mealey's (October 24, 2017, 1:26 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury properly awarded $3 in punitive damages against a company that sold asbestos-containing products without providing a warning, even while it was protecting its employees from exposure, plaintiffs told an Oregon court Sept. 29.  But in an Oct. 3 reply, the company argues that the plaintiffs’ claim was “flawed from inception” and that their argument in support ignores significant facts (Robert G. Sprague Jr., et al. v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., No. 15CV14771, Oregon Cir., Multnomah Co.)....