Smith v. Celotex Corp.

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• holding that it is reversible error not to direct a verdict in favor of defendant on an issue of lost wages where evidence was insufficient to allow the issue to go to a juiy
• finding, in a personal injury action grounded on asbestos exposure, no reversible error in the trial court’s decision to permit the defendant’s medical expert to be questioned about fees generated from testimony on behalf of defendants in other asbestos cases
• finding, in a personal injury action grounded on asbestos exposure, no reversible error in the trial court's decision to permit the defendant's medical expert to be questioned about fees generated from testimony on behalf of defendants in other asbestos cases
• compensation agreement and ongoing business relationship between expert witness and other asbestos manufacturers
• Cross-examination at trial of an expert witness of the defendant therein, regarding his prior testimony and fees received in different litigation, was proper to demonstrate potential bias and partiality

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