Judge Considers Whether Federal Compliance Negates $4.3M Asbestos Verdict

(February 13, 2018, 1:40 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California state judge will hear arguments Feb. 16 on whether a company’s compliance with federal regulations precluded a jury’s finding that it negligently exposed a man to asbestos, leading to his lung cancer (Saipele Faiaipau v. J&H Marine Industrial & Engineering Inc., et al., No. RG1364938, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.)....