Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Cynthia S. Kern, J.), entered September 13, 2016, after a jury trial, awarding plaintiff $5 million for past pain and suffering and $4 million for future pain and suffering, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In this asbestos litigation arising from plaintiff’s use of a grinder manufactured and designed by defendant Hennessy Industries’ subsidiary, Ammco, plaintiff’s expert testimony was sufficient to establish that plaintiff’s use of that grinder on automobile brake linings caused his exposure to asbestos dust in sufficient quantities to cause his…