HARRISBURG, Pa. - A couple who recovered damages for a man's fear of cancer are not barred by Pennsylvania's subsequent prohibition on fear of cancer claims from suing a company not involved in the first suit for a later developed cancer, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court held Oct 21 (Eleanor Abrams, executrix of the estate of Kenneth Abrams v. Pneumo Abex Corp., et al., Marilyn Shaw, executrix of the estate of John Shaw v. A.W. Chesterton, et al., Nos. 45 EAL 2008, 46 EAL 2008, Pa. Sup.). From Mealey's Litigation Report: Asbestos

SAN FRANCISCO - A woman presented sufficient evidence that she would have suffered frequent and abundant exposure to a defendant's asbestos-containing product, and she need not quantify the actual dosage, a California appeals court held in affirming a $6,289,544 verdict (Joan Mahoney, et al. v. Georgia-Pacific LLC, No. A122038, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 1). From Mealey's Litigation Report: Asbestos