Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Civil Division - In this asbestos action, a California state court set aside a $107 million verdict against defendants.
A California state court has tossed a $107 million verdict against Union Carbide Corp., Elementis Chemicals Inc. and E.F. Brady Co. Inc. in a suit over a man's death from mesothelioma, saying jury and attorney misconduct led to the verdict holding the companies responsible for the man's exposure to asbestos.
A California jury has awarded roughly $107 million to the family of a 45-year-old janitor who died of mesothelioma, finding that Union Carbide Corp. acted with malice and that both Elementis Chemicals and E.F. Brady Co. Inc. were negligent, all of which led to his death.
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Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - A California jury on July 7 and July 11 handed down major verdicts with awards totaling more than.