Punitive Damages Survive Directed Verdict Bid In Libby, Mont., Asbestos Case

( April 18, 2024, 2:31 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A railway can face punitive damages for the conduct of its predecessors at a Libby, Mont., mine under Montana law, and there has been sufficient evidence at trial that the railway or its predecessors knew of the risks of asbestos for the claim to go to a jury, a federal judge said April 17 in denying a motion for a directed verdict....

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