In Re State Public Building Asbestos Litigation

McHUGH, Justice:

The appellants, Asbestospray Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., and W.R. Grace & Co., appeal the September 14, 1998 order of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County which vacated the jury’s verdict, for the appellants and granted a new trial. This case arose as an asbestos property damage case in which the appellees, the State of West Virginia, the City of Spencer and the Monroe County Commission, sought monetary relief for the removal and/or management of asbestos from its public buildings.

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The appellants were the manufacturers of the asbestos-containing building materials that may…