Stewart v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas

¶ 1 This is appeal is from the judgment and order entered following a jury verdict in favor of Appellees 1 in an action they commenced following Appellee’s diagnoses with asbestosis and restrictive lung disease. The order at issue sanctioned Appellant based upon its refusal to settle under Philadelphia Local Rule * 212.12. We affirm the jury’s verdict, but reverse the order entering sanctions.

¶ 2 This case was tried in a reverse-bifurcated fashion with Phase I proceeding along with others consolidated for trial against a number of defendants, including Appellant. At the end of the first phase…