High Court Overturns $5M Verdict In Asbestos Case

By Ryan Davis (June 1, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a $5 million jury verdict in favor of an employee of CSX Transportation Inc. who claimed he developed lung disease after exposure to asbestos, ruling that the jury should have been instructed that the employee had to demonstrate that he had a "genuine and serious" fear of developing cancer as well....

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