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HANSEN v. JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORP.

No. 82-2276.

734 F.2d 1036 (1984)

Beatrice Mae HANSEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ervin A. Apffel, Jr., Otto D. Hewitt, James L. Ware, Galveston, Tex., Michael D. Taber, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellant.

Atreus M. Clay, Mike N. Cokins, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges, and SEAR, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 12, 1984.

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Johns-Manville Products Corporation (collectively "Johns-Manville") appeal a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to the widow of Andrew Hansen, a former shipyard worker, for wrongful death caused by exposure to Johns-Manville asbestos products. We affirm as to liability, but remand to the district court to order a remittitur...

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