R.T. Vanderbilt Appeals $5.6 Million Verdict in Talc Asbestos Case

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A pre-hearing conference recently took place to address R.T. Vanderbilt's appeal of a $5.6 million verdict involving their talc products, which the defendant claims do not contain asbestos. Franklin v. R.T. Vanderbilt, et al., No. 2007-CA-002103 (Ky. Ct. App.); No. 04-CI-00274 (Ky. Cir. Ct., Anderson Cty.).

The pre-hearing conference took place on Jan. 29 in the Kentucky Court of Appeals, according to the court's clerk's office. Sources told HarrisMartin that the parties discussed the possibility of settling, but no agreement was reached.

A briefing schedule has not yet been entered in the proceedings.

R.T. Vanderbilt filed a …