Court Reverses Admittance of Expert Testimony in Asbestos Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- An Alabama appeals court has reversed a decision in a wrongful death asbestos claim, after finding that testimony offered by the plaintiff's experts did not meet general admissibility standards. Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Sawyer, No. 2030460 (Ala. Ct. App.).

In a Nov. 18 opinion, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals also determined additional expert testimony offered by the plaintiff was inadmissible because it relied in part on the first inadmissible testimony.

Plaintiff Janie Sawyer filed for workers' compensation benefits on behalf of her deceased husband, Bobby Mack Sawyer, who died of cancer allegedly caused by exposure to …