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: Bodily Injury BlogSupreme Court Throws Out Award to Railroad Worker
By Edward Bills
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a $5 million jury award to a CSX railroad worker who was allegedly exposed to asbestos. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that the trial judged erred in delivering jury instructions regarding potential fear-of-cancer damages. CSX argued that jury instructions were biased toward the plaintiff's position.
Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on June 02, 2009 (boomark / email).
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