Employer Warns Texas Court About Gross Negligence Asbestos Ruling Fallout

Mealey's ( August 23, 2019, 12:55 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Other employers are already facing litigation based on an appellate court’s  “errant reasoning” finding the miniscule increase in risk posed by asbestos exposure meets the standard for gross negligence, a company tells the Texas Supreme Court in an Aug. 21 reply brief urging rehearing (The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Vicki Lynn Rogers, et al., No. 18-0056, Texas Sup.)....