Judge Affirms $5M Asbestos Verdict, Orders Retrial On Apportionment

Mealey's (May 11, 2022, 12:52 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A jury’s $5 million award in an asbestos case is well within reason, but its apportionment of no liability to a defendant it found was a substantial factor in a man’s mesothelioma must be retried, a California judge said May 9 in partially granting a plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial....