Beatrice Mae Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Johns-Manville Products Corporation (collectively “Johns-Manville”) appeal a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to the widow of Andrew Hansen, a former shipyard worker, for wrongful death caused by exposure to JohnsManville asbestos products. We affirm as to liability, but remand to the district court to order a remittitur or a new trial at the option of the plaintiff.

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Andrew Hansen (“decedent”) began working for Todd Shipyards in 1940 as a pipefitter, tearing out old insulation in ships and installing new…