Supreme Court Tosses Widow's $804K Award for Mesothelioma

The Connecticut Supreme Court tossed an $804,777 award to a worker’s widow after he died of mesothelioma, finding the widow had failed to carry her burden to prove her husband had been exposed to respirable asbestos fibers while working at a Sikorsky plant. Case: Bagley v. Adel Wiggins Group, No. SC 19835, 11/07/2017, published. Facts: Wayne Bagley worked for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. from 1979 until 2012. During his first year on the job, Bagley worked in an office overlooking the area where Sikorsky’s production employees manufactured and developed helicopter blades. Th...