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IN RE JOINT EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DIST. ASBESTOS

No. 92 Civ. 6377(RWS).

9 F.Supp.2d 307 (1998)

In re JOINT EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT ASBESTOS LITIGATION. John CONSORTI and Frances Consorti, Plaintiffs, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy Phillips & Konigsberg (Moshe Maimon, of counsel), New York City, for plaintiffs.

Ddebevoise & Plimpton (Mark P. Goodman, Karis S. Schwartz, of counsel), New York City (Tucker & Associates, of counsel), Randolph, MA, for defendant Owens Corning.

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

After twenty-five days of trial, the jury awarded plaintiff John Consorti ("Consorti") $12 million for pain and suffering. Defendant Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation ("OCF") now moves for a new trial or a remittitur reducing Consorti's pain and suffering to an amount no greater than $3.5 million. Although the motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, a remittitur had been previously denied, revisitation of the...

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