Court Upholds $1 Million Judgment in Asbestos-Containing Wire and Cable Case

PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania appellate court has affirmed a more than $1 million judgment entered against a wire and cable asbestos defendant, finding that the plaintiff had satisfied her burden of proving exposure occurred with regularity, frequency and proximity. Moore, et al. v. Ericsson Inc., et al., No. 2010 PA Super 173 (Pa. Super. Ct.).

In the Sept. 17 opinion, the Pennsylvania Superior Court said that there was sufficient evidence to establish that exposure to the defendant's asbestos-containing products was a substantial contributing factor in the development of the decedent's mesothelioma.

The underlying lawsuit, filed by Donnie and Judith Moore, …