Company Says Improper Standard Led To $5.5M Asbestos Verdict

(December 3, 2019, 12:30 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A trial judge ignored governing Michigan law and instead erroneously applied “uniquely lenient” California law in allowing “every exposure” testimony into an asbestos case and failing to instruct the jury on the but-for causation standard, a company tells a California appeals court in challenging a $5.5 million verdict on Oct. 24 (Robert Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co., No. B294181, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.)....

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