New York High Court Affirms Ruling In Asbestos Causation Standard Case

Mealey's (November 27, 2018, 2:19 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A divided New York Court of Appeals on Nov. 27 affirmed a ruling setting aside an $11 million asbestos verdict, finding that the evidence did not support the conclusion that Ford Motor Co.’s products were the proximate cause of a man’s fatal mesothelioma under Parker v. Mobil Oil Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, Mary Juni, etc. v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., et al., No. APL-2017-00114, N.Y. App.)....