Hackett v. John Crane, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARGULIES, J.
A jury awarded plaintiffs Mark Lewis and his wife, Shirley Hackett, $2.3 million in damages arising from Lewis’s shipyard exposure to asbestos products manufactured by John Crane, Inc. (Crane). 1 Crane seeks reversal of the judgment, contending that it resulted from jury misconduct, prejudicial errors in the admission of evidence, and an improper special verdict form. In the alternative, Crane contends that the trial court miscalculated the amount of the offset it was entitled to for plaintiffs’ preverdict settlements and improperly awarded expert witness fees to Ms.…
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- Espinoza v. MacHongaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Arena v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- Torres v. Xomox Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1996
- Wilson v. John Crane, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2000
- Greathouse v. Amcord, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1995
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