Washington Court Awards New Trial On Whether Asbestos Caused Cancer, Mesothelioma

(March 24, 2020, 8:47 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A plaintiff advanced the case that asbestos exposure led to mesothelioma or lung cancer, but the jury instruction in this “unusual setting” permitted a verdict in her favor only if the jury found that the decedent suffered from the former, a Washington appeals court held March 16 (Era Clevenger, et al. v. John Crane Inc., et al., No. 78504-4, Wash. App., Div. 1)....

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