Flowers v. Union Carbide Corp.

Miller, Judge.

After Charles Flowers’ death from mesothelioma, his heirs brought this wrongful death action against a number of defendants including Union Carbide Corporation, which had mined a form of asbestos to which he was allegedly exposed. At the conclusion of trial, the jury brought in a verdict for Union Carbide, by then the sole remaining defendant. On appeal, the Flowerses argue that the trial court erred when it excluded certain evidence, when it presented a stipulation between the parties to the jury, and when it denied their motion for new trial. We find no actionable error and…