Court Rejects Kelly-Moore's Claims of Juror Misconduct; Motion for New Trial Denied

ANGLETON, Texas -- A Texas court has denied Kelly-Moore Paint Co.'s motion for a new trial in a landmark asbestos case in which jurors found that Union Carbide did not fraudulently conceal the dangers of asbestos it sold to the paint maker. Kelly-Moore Paint Co. v. Dow Chemical Co., et al., No. 19785 (Texas 23rd Dist. Ct., Brazoria Cty.).

Sources said that Judge J. Ray Gayle III of the Texas 23rd District Court for Brazoria County denied the motion on Jan. 5 after an evidentiary hearing.

On Oct. 22, a jury found 11-1 that Union Carbide did not withhold information …