Crane Co. Awaits Ruling on Post-Trial Motion Contesting $32 Million Verdict

NEW YORK -- Parties in an asbestos case that ended in a $32 million verdict are awaiting a ruling on a post-trial motion that contests the verdict on grounds that a defendant can not be held liable for asbestos-containing replacement parts manufactured by a third party, sources told HarrisMartin. Dummitt, et al. v. A.W. Chesterton, et al., No. 190196/10 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty.).

Crane Co. filed the post-trial motion in September with Judge Joan A. Madden of the New York Supreme Court for New York County, arguing that the jury's allocation of 99 percent liability to the valve …