(May 31, 2019, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington granted judgment as a matter of law to two asbestos friction parts companies on May 28, saying that nothing in the evidence at trial permitted a negligence verdict based on the companies’ alleged failure to issue post-sale warnings (Patrick Jack, et al. v. Asbestos Corp LTD, et al., No. 17-537, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89886)....