Courthouse News Service: (CN) - The 9th Circuit on Friday canceled the nearly $10 million awarded to a man who developed mesothelioma after working for decades in a Washington paper mill.
Citing improper admission of expert testimony, the federal appeals court in Seattle ordered a new trial.
Henry Barabin worked at the Crown-Zellerbach paper mill from 1968 to 2001. Up until 1984 Barabin regularly worked around dryer felts containing asbestos, supplied to plant by AstenJohnson Inc. and Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc.
Barabin used the felts at work, and he also took pieces home to use in his garden, according to the court.
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