Maryland Court Reverses Decision That Vacated $2.8 Million Judgment

BALTIMORE - A Maryland Appellate Court has reversed a decision vacating a judgment entered against asbestos defendants John Crane Inc. and Garlock Inc, finding that an intermediate appellate court erred when ruling that the defendants were wrongfully precluded from amending a statement that was eventually read to the jury. Wilson, et al. v. John Crane Inc., et al., No. 79 (Md. Ct. App.).

In a Feb. 10 decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals found that the trial court did not err when it initially refused to allow the defendants to amend or withdraw admissions, which stated that the defendants had …