Personal Injury & Torts
Jul. 17, 2009
Toxic Trials
California juries in asbestos cases aren't fully informed of the effects of their decisions, write Edward R. Hugo and James C. Parker.
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By Edward R. Hugo and James C. Parker As multi-state plaintiffs' asbestos firms continue to target peripheral defendants whose products, for example, incorporated minor asbestos-containing components such as gaskets or packing made by third parties, we are seeing more California verdicts where a defendant is found to have a small degree of fault, but ends up liable for a disproportionately large share of the plaintiff's damages. ...
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