30 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 752, prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,554 Lloyd D. King v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., the Celotex Corporation

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Celotex Corporation appeals a judgment against it in favor of a number of plaintiffs 1 for injuries arising out of the plaintiffs’ exposure to the defendant’s asbestos-containing products. The plaintiffs were exposed to asbestos dust in the course of their employment by the defendants. After a ten-day jury trial, the jury awarded the plaintiffs $1,897,500 in compensatory damages. In apportioning the degree of responsibility for causing the injury, the jury held that Celotex, the only non-settling defendant, 2 was responsible to the extent of fifty-five percent. The jury…