6th Circuit Reverses Plaintiff Verdict, Rejects 'Any Exposure' Argument

CINCINNATI -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has reversed an asbestos verdict in favor of a former pipefitter, finding that the plaintiff had failed to present any evidence quantifying the amount of exposure to asbestos in the defendant's product. Moeller, et al. v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, No. 09-5670 (6th Cir.).

In the Sept. 28 opinion, the appellate court rejected an "any exposure" theory proffered by one of the plaintiffs' experts, ruling that "while [the plaintiff's] exposure to Garlock gaskets may have contributed to his mesothelioma, the record simply does not support an inference that it was …