Law360, New York (March 02, 2012, 4:18 PM ET) -- The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that maritime law doesn't allow nonpecuniary damages like pain and suffering for the wrongful death of a seaman, partially overturning a $3 million judgment stemming from a former U.S. Navy sailor's death from asbestos-related cancer.
The widow of Robert Eugene Hardick, who died of mesothelioma in 2009, won a Virginia wrongful death suit against gasket maker John Crane Inc. in 2010, saying Hardick was exposed to asbestos from Crane's products while doing maintenance work on Navy ships.
The verdict in...
Va. High Court Sinks Some Awards In Maritime Death Cases
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