Advance Release Opinions – November 2

Connecticut Supreme Court

Products Liability

Bagley v. Adel Wiggins Group – In this mesothelioma case, defendant was entitled to a judgment notwithstanding the verdict because plaintiff failed to present essential expert testimony to prove that “respirable asbestos fibers in a quantity sufficient to cause mesothelioma were released from FM-37 when it was used in the manner that it was in the Sikorsky blade shop during the decedent’s tenure there. Proof of this fact was necessary to prove both that (1) FM-37 was dangerous, and (2) FM-37’s dangerous condition caused the decedent to develop mesothelioma.”