Mealey's (December 19, 2017, 2:12 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon judge on Oct. 27 denied motions seeking a new trial, directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict, turning away an asbestos defendant’s challenges to a $5.7 million verdict that includes $3 million in punitive damages (Robert G. Sprague Jr., et al. v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., No. 15CV14771, Oregon Cir., Multnomah Co.)....