Court Affirms Instructions, Asbestos Defense Verdict For Pep Boys

Mealey's (May 15, 2019, 2:09 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A court did not err in declining to give general negligence instructions in an asbestos case, and no evidence suggests that giving them would have produced anything but the defense verdict the jury handed to an automotive parts retailer, a California appeals court said May 14 (Jimmy Mettias, et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., et al., No. B287831, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3349)....