Evidence Established Employer’s Asbestos Liability, Plaintiffs Tell Texas Court

Mealey's (April 19, 2019, 3:32 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A mesothelioma plaintiff’s own estimates demonstrate that the minuscule risk asbestos exposure posed to an employee could not constitute gross negligence and that punitive damages are not warranted, an employer told the Texas Supreme Court March 29 (The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Vicki Lynn Rogers, et al., No. 18-0056, Texas Sup.)....