A logo and company name on an invoice is sufficient circumstantial evidence from a witness about the source of asbestos-containing pipes, a unanimous California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Justices in a 7-0 opinion reversed a state appellate court and reinstated a $1.6 million jury award against Keenan Properties Inc.
Jurors found for now-deceased pipe layer Frank Hart, who alleged in a suit filed with his wife that he developed mesothelioma from workplace exposure to asbestos-containing cement pipes that Keenan delivered to his Humboldt County, Calif., job site in 1976-77.
The jury based its finding on a foreman who testified he ...
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