Magistrate: Punitive Damages, But Not Asbestos Conspiracy Claim, Survive Dismissal

(November 2, 2018, 2:06 PM EDT) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A couple’s punitive damage claim alleging that a talc company knew or should have known of the dangers of asbestos but decided not to warn about them to protect profits should be sufficient at the motion-to-dismiss stage, but their conspiracy claim should fail, a federal magistrate judge in North Carolina recommended Oct. 18 (Everett Vanhoy and Lucille Vanhoy v. American International Industries, et al., No. 18-90, M.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180032)....

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