Jury Awards $2.54M In 2nd COVID-Era Asbestos Trial; Metalclad 7 Percent Liable

Mealey's ( September 29, 2020, 1:21 PM EDT) -- ALAMEDA, Calif. — A California jury on Sept. 28 awarded a former Navy admiral $795,000 in economic damages and $1.75 million in noneconomic damages while holding the remaining defendant 7 percent liable in a case that saw two appeals arising from problems created by the virtual process (Ronald and Judith Wilgenbusch v. Metalclad Insulation LLC., No. RG19029791, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.)....