Legal Opinion
Perlmutter v. United States Gypsum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1993No. Nos. 91-1265, 91-1271PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Chief Judge.
United States Gypsum Company appeals a jury award for negligence and failure to warn in selling an asbestos-containing acoustical plaster to Plaintiffs. USG contends that the trial court erred in several respects, discussed below. The Plaintiffs, the owners of a shopping mall where the plaster was used, cross-appeal on the issues of pre-judgement interest and punitive damages. Finding error below, we REVERSE the jury verdict and REMAND for a new trial. As a result, we need not consider Plaintiffs-Appellees’ cross-appeal on damages.
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In 1967, USG sold an acoustical plaster…
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