Connecticut Judge Adds $7.5 Million To Vanderbilt Asbestos-Talc Award

( December 2, 2024, 2:02 PM EST) -- BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A judge in Connecticut added $7.5 million in punitive damages to an asbestos verdict, turning away attempts to relitigate successor liability and saying the conduct in question and jury’s findings support the award.  The amount represents half the compensatory damages granted by a jury earlier this year....