Mealey's (May 23, 2024, 3:17 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A defendant in an asbestos case that was added after a de benne esse deposition still had the opportunity to cross-examine the witness before his death and the trial evidence adequately established exposure to asbestos in joint compound, a New York appeals court said in largely turning away challenges to a verdict, though it found that the $15 million award exceeds what could be considered reasonable....