Appeals Court Says PSI Energy Had Duty to Provide Safe Conditions, Affirms Verdict

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-A state appeals court has affirmed a premises liability verdict, saying the plaintiff who was awarded damages in the case presented sufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that the danger of asbestos exposure at his workplace was not known or obvious, and that his employer should have anticipated the resulting harm. PSI Energy, Inc. v. William Lee Roberts, Jr. and Beverly Roberts No. 49A02-0210-CV-883 (Ind. Ct. App.)

In its Jan. 28 ruling, Indiana's Second District Court of Appeals upheld the verdict against defendant PSI Energy, Inc., which contended on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support the …