Widow, Defendants Battle Over $20M Verdict, Potential Punitive Damages

Mealey's (May 3, 2023, 9:43 AM EDT) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A judge should award $40 million in punitive damages because of both the egregious attempts to hide or ignore the dangers of asbestos in an asbestos window glazing compound case and the defendants’ apparent net worths, a widow told a Connecticut judge.  But in their own post-trial motions, one defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence that it knew of the product’s danger and another said it could not be liable for a predecessor’s conduct....