Olan J. Guilbeau, Sr., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. W.W. Henry Co., Elwood Stevens, Intervenors-Appellants

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

The linchpin of this appeal is whether plaintiffs presented evidence of product defect sufficient to withstand judgment as a matter of law. W.W. Henry Company and its insurer, Truck Insurance Exchange, challenge a judgment on a jury verdict awarding $2 million to Olan Guilbeau for chronic toxic encephalopathy allegedly caused by exposure to a carpet adhesive manufactured by Henry, and $900,000 (remitted to $50,000) to his wife, for loss of consortium, contending that there is insufficient evidence of product defect and causation, and, in the alternative,…