Punitive Damages Survive Directed Verdict Bid In Libby, Mont., Asbestos Case

(April 18, 2024, 2:31 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A railway can face punitive damages for the conduct of its predecessors at a Libby, Mont., mine under Montana law, and there has been sufficient evidence at trial that the railway or its predecessors knew of the risks of asbestos for the claim to go to a jury, a federal judge said April 17 in denying a motion for a directed verdict....