Court Questions Duty Precedent On Way To Vacating $4.6 Million Asbestos Award

(May 25, 2017, 11:36 AM EDT) -- JACKSON, Tenn. — A divided Tennessee Court of Appeals panel vacated a $4.6 million take-home asbestos verdict May 12, finding that the jury instructions improperly allowed a jury to find negligence without first finding a defective product.  All three judges questioned precedent governing how the state’s courts decide whether a duty exists to prevent harm (Joyce and Ronnie Stockton v. Ford Motor Co., No. W2016-01175-COA-R3-CV, Tenn. App., 2017 Tenn. App. LEXIS 308)....