On Aug. 20, 2010, a New Jersey appellate court upheld a US$7.5
million jury award in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Bonnie
Anderson, Business Insurance reports.
The appellate court says a woman’s “bystander exposure” to
asbestos from washing her husband’s work…
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