Guidry v. Johns-Manville Corp.

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• jury award of $185,000 reflected compromise verdict when there was conflicting evidence as to cause of decedent’s death, asbestos exposure or smoking, and decedent had other pre-existing conditions which might have affected life expectancy
• jury award of $185,000 reflected compromise verdict when there was conflicting evidence as to cause of decedent’s death, asbestos exposure or smoking, and decedent had other pre-existing conditions which might have affected life expectancy
• low verdict in product liability action on behalf of deceased asbestosis sufferer did not warrant a new trial where there was conflicting evidence as to the cause of death; nominal award could be explained as a permissible compromise verdict
• low verdict in product liability action on behalf of deceased asbestosis sufferer did not warrant new trial where there was conflicting evidence as to cause of death; nominal award could be explained as permissible compromise verdict

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