Appeals Court Affirms Verdict for Utility Worker Exposed to John Crane Valve Packing

CLEVELAND - An Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's ruling that denied John Crane, Inc.'s motion for a new trial in a case where a woman was awarded damages for her husband's asbestos-related death. Fraysure v. A-Best Products Co., et. al., No. 83017 (Ohio Ct. App., Cuyahoga Cty., Eighth Dist.).

In a Dec. 18 opinion, the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's denial of several post-trial motions filed by John Crane, including one based on claims that the company's products were not a substantial factor in causing plaintiff William Fraysure's mesothelioma. John Crane also argued …