MATTER OF NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIG.

Index No. 190737/18, Appeal No. 1745, Case No. 2023-05007.

2024 NY Slip Op 00977

IN THE MATTER OF NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION. JAMES McWILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Respondent, A.O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS CO. ET AL., Defendants, JENKINS BROS., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 27, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde & Co US LLP, New York ( Thomas Carruthers of counsel), for appellant.

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York ( Pierre A. Ratzki of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Kern, J.P., Shulman, Rodriguez, Rosado, JJ.


Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Suzanne J. Adams, J.), entered September 5, 2023, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied the motion of defendant Jenkins Bros. for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, or remittitur of a verdict awarding plaintiff $13,000,000 for past pain and suffering, and $10,000,000 for future pain and suffering, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly declined to vacate the jury's findings...

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