Altiere v. Fibreboard Corp.

OPINION PER CURIAM:

John Altiere, in a “reverse bifurcated” trial, was awarded damages in the amount of three hundred fifty thousand ($350,-000) dollars for pleural thickening, pulmonary asbestosis, with consequent exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath), and the risk of future asbestos related diseases, including cancer, against various manufacturers of asbestos products. Although the claim was thereafter settled by most manufacturer defendants, Fibreboard Corporation proceeded to trial on the issue of liability. The jury thereafter found that Fibreboard and twelve (12) other non-bankrupt…