La. Appeals Court Upholds $3.8 Million Award in Asbestos Survival Action



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BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a $3.8 million award to the surviving family of a former Entergy Gulf States Louisiana employee who died from mesothelioma, allegedly as a result of exposure to asbestos at an electricity generating facility.

In a Nov. 10 decision, the state’s First Circuit Court of Appeal rejected Entergy’s argument that the judge who rendered the verdict abused his discretion by considering the family’s anguish in calculating the award. The appeals court also disagreed that the verdict was excessive in light of evidence that the decedent suffered symptoms of asbestos exposure for …

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