Appeals Court Not Swayed Co-Workers' Testimony Regarding Flintkote Product

ATLANTA - Testimony from a co-worker who spread asbestos-containing materials 'all over' a building where two Georgia residents said they were exposed to asbestos that caused one to develop mesothelioma is not sufficient to create an issue of fact, a state appeals court has held. Williams, et al. v. The Flintkote Co., et al., No. A02A0782 (Ga. App. Ct.).

The Georgia Court of Appeals said June 27 that testimony presented by Walter White, an insulator who claimed to have used various asbestos products at the textile plant where plaintiffs Joyce and Carlton Williams worked, could not be relied upon because …