It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by vacating the award of punitive damages and as modified the judgment is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages in this wrongful death action based upon the exposure of plaintiff's decedent to asbestos contained in valves produced by defendant. The evidence presented at trial established that...
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