Oklahoma Court Affirms Discovery Ruling, $8M Asbestos Verdict

Mealey's (May 19, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A trial judge properly excluded evidence of third-party liability for a man’s mesothelioma after finding that asbestos defendants’ discovery responses on the issue were inadequate and that causation evidence at trial supports the jury’s verdict, a divided Oklahoma appeals court said May 18 in affirming a more than $8 million award....