Izell v. Union Carbide Corp.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
INTRODUCTION
Union Carbide Corporation appeals from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs Bobbie Izell and Helen Izell (Plaintiffs) on claims for personal injuries and loss of consortium stemming from Mr. Izell’s exposure to Union Carbide asbestos and subsequent diagnosis with mesothelioma. After a four-week trial the jury returned special verdicts finding Union Carbide 65 percent comparatively at fault for Plaintiffs’ injuries and awarding Plaintiffs $30 million in compensatory damages plus $18 million in punitive damages against Union Carbide. By remittitur, which…
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