(April 26, 2024, 8:55 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Comments during closing statements about regulatory violations and the negligence standard in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case involving asbestos exposure were only a small portion of the entire closing, and the trial court was best positioned to determine the proper remedy for a witness’s presence in the courtroom during trial testimony, an Illinois appellate court said in affirming a verdict....