Legal Opinion
City of Greenville v. W.R. Grace & Co.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 11, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-1693-3PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER
GEORGE ROSS ANDERSON, Jr., District Judge.
On January 24, 1986, a jury awarded plaintiffs (“Greenville”) $6.4 million actual damages and $2 million punitive damages in their suit to recover the cost of removing and replacing asbestos fireproofing in the City Hall. Defendant (“Grace”) has moved for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict. It also seeks to interrogate the jury about certain media reports on asbestos during the trial and to be relieved from posting a judgment bond.
The motions have been extensively briefed and argued, and both sides have supplied the Court…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Poplar Grove Planting and Refining Co., Inc. v. Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Ellison M. StocktonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Terlinde v. NeelySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Campus Sweater & Sportswear Co. v. M. B. Kahn Construction Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1979
- Charles v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Northridge Co. v. W.R. Grace & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,525 City of Greenville, and Greenville Water System v. W.R. Grace & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- City of San Diego v. United States Gypsum Co.California Court of Appeal · 1994
- Central Wesleyan College v. W.R. Grace & Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1992
- James J. Cash, Cross-Appellant v. Beltmann North American Company, Incorporated, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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