Asbestos Respirator Case Parties Brief Court On Remedies

Mealey's (September 10, 2019, 12:01 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Whether a court considering an order granting a new trial on the issue of punitive damages in an asbestos case against a respirator manufacturer should limit its opinion to that issue or also address challenges to the evidence and the jury’s liability finding is before a California appeals court after parties filed supplemental briefing Aug. 12 in a case originally appealed in 2016 (William and Becky Tyler, et al. v. American Optical Corp., et al., No. B276847, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.)....