Maryland Court Orders New Trial In $5M Asbestos Friction-Products Case

(May 16, 2018, 2:05 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — An illogical $5 million asbestos verdict finding defendants liable for negligently failing to warn but not the lower standard of strict liability failure to warn likely arose from jury instruction error and warrants a new trial, a Maryland appeals court held May 11 (Mack Trucks Inc., et al. v. Christopher Coates Sr., No. 2706 September Term 2016, Md. Sp. App.)....

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