Crown Holdings Inc.'s Crown Cork & Seal unit won reversal of a $3.6 million punitive damages award in an asbestos wrongful death suit, a California appeals court ruled (Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., 2017 BL 45979, Cal. Ct. App., 2d Dist., No. B260277, unpublished 2/15/17).
The family of a Standard Oil refinery worker allegedly exposed to asbestos in Crown Cork products at work failed to present evidence of the company’s ability to pay, the court said.
Evidence about the financial condition of Crown Cork’s parent company, Phiadelphia-based packaging supply firm Crown Holdings, was ...
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