R.T. VANDERBILT CO., INC. v. FRANKLIN

No. 2007-CA-002103-MR.

290 S.W.3d 654 (2009)

R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. Johnny FRANKLIN, Individually; and Johnny Franklin, Administrator of the Estate of Flora Franklin, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethany A. Breetz, Michael D. Risley, Matthew W. Breetz, Jamie K. Neal, Louisville, KY, Stephan G. Amato, John N. Billings, Lexington, KY, H. Lane Young, II, Peter R. York, Eric Ludwig, Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

Joseph D. Satterley, Corey Ann Finn, Louisville, KY, for appellee.

Before STUMBO and THOMPSON, JUDGES; GUIDUGLI, Senior Judge.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Judge.

R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc., appeals from a judgment entered against it in favor of Johnny Franklin, individually, and as administrator of the estate of Flora Franklin in the amount of $4,090,000 for the death of Flora Franklin caused by her exposure to asbestos.2

Flora Franklin was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in June 2004. In September...

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