Court Did Not Err in Permitting Expert Testimony That Led to $550,000 Asbestos Award

PHILADELPHIA - An appeals court in Pennsylvania has upheld an award of more than $500,000 to two men who claimed they suffered from pleural thickening and asbestosis as a result of their exposure to a John Crane rope product. Murray v. John Crane, Inc., et al., Nos. 357 EDA 2000, 358 EDA 2000 (Pa. Super. Ct.).

The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Oct. 4 upheld the award despite claims from John Crane that the plaintiffs suffered minimal impairment as a result of their exposure and that the jury's finding was against the weight of the evidence presented during trial.

Granville Murray …