3rd Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Award for Georgia-Pacific, Cites ‘Speculative’ Evidence

PHILADELPHIA –– The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld an award of summary judgment to Georgia-Pacific, finding the national Asbestos MDL Court was correct in its determination that the plaintiff had failed to produce sufficient evidence to raise a genuine factual dispute for trial.

In the July 31 opinion, the 3rd Circuit opined that allowing a jury to decide the claims based on the provided evidence would be to invite “pure speculation.”

Cathy Ann Baxley asserted the claims on behalf of Jimmie Williams, who allegedly developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos in Georgia-Pacific products he …