Washington Court Affirms Asbestos Liability, Overturns $81.5M Award

Mealey's (February 21, 2020, 1:46 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — Sufficient evidence supports a jury’s liability finding against two automotive parts defendants, but said evidentiary rulings and the size of the decedent’s $30 million asbestos award require a new trial on damages, a divided Washington state appeals court said Feb. 18 (Gerri S. Coogan, et al. v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec Inc., et al., No. 51253-0-II, Wash. App., 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 379)....