Washington Court Rejects Causation, Exposure Challenges To $16.67M Asbestos Verdict

Mealey's ( March 15, 2023, 3:24 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Evidence that a company supplied more than 140 asbestos-containing dryer felts to a facility during the time of a man’s alleged exposure and evidence regarding the work done at the facility established exposure and causation, and any error in a curative instruction was harmless, a Washington appeals court said in affirming a $16.67 million plaintiff verdict....