Jackson v. A-C Product Liability Trust

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, District Judge.

Introduction

This is a maritime asbestos wrongful death case brought under the Jones Act. Plaintiff Dorothy Jackson alleges that her husband, James Jackson, died at the age of 64 of mesothelioma as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos during his work as a seaman aboard ships and in shipyards. Numerous defendants settled or were dismissed during the course of this case, which eventually went to trial against a lone defendant, Farrell Lines (Farrell), successor owner of the vessel Executor.

After a six-day trial, the jury returned…