Appeals Court Upholds Georgia-Pacific’s Share of $20 Million Asbestos Verdict

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland appeals court has affirmed Georgia-Pacific’s portion of a $20 million asbestos verdict awarded to a woman who was exposed to asbestos from washing her grandfather’s dust-laden clothing for several months in the 1960s.

In a Sept. 26 decision, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals found no error in the trial court’s decision determining that Georgia-Pacific had a duty to warn plaintiff Jocelyn Ann Farrar of dangers associated with indirect exposure from dust created at a construction site where Farrar’s grandfather worked.

The appeals court also concluded that Farrar’s exposure was sufficient to cause her to …