California asbestos ruling a boost for companies facing punitive damages
Chaney LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court has sharply limited the ability to obtain punitive damages against corporations, ruling in an asbestos lawsuit that the plaintiff had failed to identify specific employees who engaged in behavior deserving such punishment. The plaintiff in Morgan v. J-M Manufacturing, a construction worker afflicted with fatal mesothelioma, sued former units of bankrupt asbestos manufacturer Johns-Mansville over claims it had sold asbestos-containing concrete pipe that caused his illness. The jury awarded the late No...
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