RT Vanderbilt Co., Inc. v. Franklin

OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge.

R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc., appeals from a judgment entered against it in favor of Johnny Franklin, individually, and as administrator of the estate of Flora Franklin in the amount of $4,090,000 for the death of Flora Franklin caused by her exposure to asbestos. 2

Flora Franklin was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in June 2004. In September 2004, Flora and her husband, Johnny Franklin, filed a complaint against thirty-one defendants alleging that Flora’s mesothelioma was caused by asbestos fibers. In the initial complaint, Franklin alleged that Flora was exposed…