Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Judgment of More Than $4 Million Entered Against Scapa in Asbestos Case

ATLANTA –– A Georgia appellate court has affirmed a judgment of more than $4 million against Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc., rejecting the defendant’s contention that the trial court erroneously allowed “each and every” exposure testimony.

In the March 30 opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals also denied the defendant’s challenges to the sufficiency of evidence and the jury charge.

The plaintiffs asserted that Roy Knight was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers while working as an independent contractor doing sheet metal work at a Scapa Dryer Felt plant. Knight specifically alleged that he was exposed to asbestos fibers in yarn …