Judge Upholds Asbestos Award Remittitur Decision, Limits Any Retrial

( July 21, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A family relies on a skewed view of remittitur and the mistaken impression that the court skipped a step in its analysis in arguing for a higher asbestos award, a federal judge in Louisiana said in denying a motion for reconsideration while clarifying that any subsequent trial would be limited to damages....