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JOHN CRANE, INC. v. HARDICK

Record No. 101909.

722 S.E.2d 610 (2012)

283 Va. 358

JOHN CRANE, INC. v. Margaret Diane HARDICK, Executor of The Estate of Robert Eugene Hardick, Deceased, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Pollard ; C. Stinson Mundy ( Eric G. Reeves ; Brian J. Schneider ; Michael C. McCutcheon ; Thomas J. Burns ; Moran Reeves & Conn; Baker & McKenzie; O'Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns, on briefs) for appellant.

William W.C. Harty ( Robert R. Hatten ; Donald N. Patten ; Hugh McCormick ; Erin H. Hieronimus ; Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, on brief) for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

Among the several issues we address in this appeal is whether the Circuit Court of the City of Newport News ("trial court") erred when it permitted the jury to award nonpecuniary damages in a wrongful death action of a Navy sailor for asbestos exposure that occurred both in territorial waters and on the high seas.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

Robert Eugene Hardick ("Hardick") filed suit under general maritime...

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