Court Says Premises Owner Must Cover Employer’s Liability For Asbestos Verdict

(April 1, 2019, 12:33 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A premises owner must cover the 35 percent of fault apportioned to a second defendant a jury likely viewed as an employer and not a manufacturer, bringing to 65 percent its total liability for a $3.5 million asbestos verdict, a New York appeals court held March 29 (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation v. Bell & Gossett Co., et al., No. 190415/12 -8289B 8289A 8289, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept., 2019 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2444)....

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