The plaintiff had a "rather brief work history" with asbestos in summer and college break jobs at a GM warehouse, and also claimed "take-home" exposure from his father. Reason enough to attribute responsibility for his mesothelioma to dozens of companies, only two of which were left at trial as non-settling defendants, a New Jersey appellate panel decided. [NJLJ]
"Rather brief" exposures enough to support $30 million asbestos award
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Rafael Mangual Project Manager, Legal Policy rmangual@manhattan-institute.org |
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Katherine Lazarski Manhattan Institute klazarski@manhattan-institute.org |