Conn. Jurors Reject Asbestos-Related Pollution Claims in Mesothelioma Case

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –– Jurors in Connecticut have rejected pollution-related asbestos exposure claims, agreeing with the defendant that the community exposures were so slight that they could not have caused the decedent’s mesothelioma.

The Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of Fairfield reached the verdict on March 12 after two hours of deliberations and a five-week trial. Judge Dale W. Radcliffe presided over the trial.

Marsha Lagerberg brought the claims as executor of the estate of Erick Lagerberg. In her lawsuit, Marsha Lagerberg argued that Rogers Corp. had released asbestos into the surrounding area in which Erick Lagerberg had …