N.J. Jurors Find for PATH in Asbestos Lung Cancer Case

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- A New Jersey jury has reached a verdict in favor of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., accepting the defendant's arguments that it did provide a safe working environment for its employees and that the decedent's smoking history was a more substantial factor in his development of lung cancer. Olson, et al. v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., No. HUD-L-1577-07 (N.J. Super. Ct., Hudson Cty.).

Judge Bernadette N. De Castro of the New Jersey Superior Court for Hudson County presided over the trial, which ended in the defense verdict on March 16.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. …