California Court of Appeal

In this personal injury case stemming from plaintiff Izell’s alleged exposure to Union Carbide asbestos and subsequent diagnosis with mesothelioma, plaintiffs obtained a successful judgment, a special verdict finding defendant 65 percent comparatively at fault, a $30 million compensatory damages award (reduced to $6 million by remittitur), and an $18 million punitive damages award. Judgment is affirmed, where the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict as well as the compensatory and punitive damage awards.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2014
• Published 11/21/2014

Judges

• Klein

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel