( April 15, 2024, 8:31 AM EDT) -- SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The encapsulated asbestos in gaskets and packing could not have caused a man’s fatal exposure to asbestos, but even if they did, there is no evidence that a warning would have prevented it, and the lack of action by the worker, his employers and related premises owners are all superseding causes, John Crane Inc. told a South Carolina judge in a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict after a $1.75 million verdict....