Punitive Damages Order, California Jury’s Asbestos Liability Finding Challenged

Mealey's (January 26, 2021, 9:04 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Briefing on whether a jury could reasonably find Ford Motor Co. 100 percent liable for a man’s mesothelioma in light of the brake work he performed and whether the evidence required a judge leave in place a $25.5 million punitive damages verdict recently concluded with the plaintiff’s Dec. 23 reply brief filed in the Second District California Court of Appeal....