Texas Appellate Court Grants DuPont’s Petition for Mandamus Relief, Says Trial Court Shouldn’t Have Granted New Trial

BEAUMONT, Texas –– A Texas intermediate appellate court has granted a petition for writ of mandamus, opining that a trial court should reverse its order abandoning a defense verdict since the facts were “hotly disputed” at trial and jurors had enough evidence to support their finding that the conditions on DuPont’s premises did not result in asbestos exposure that caused the decedent’s injury.

In the April 23 opinion, the Texas 9th District Court of Appeals granted DuPont’s petition for writ of mandamus, saying that it was “confident that the trial court will vacate its order” granting the plaintiffs’ motion for …