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UNION CARBIDE CORP. v. NIX, JR.

No. 2012-CA-01380-SCT.

142 So.3d 374 (2014)

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. Russell E. NIX, JR., As Executor of the Estate of Russell E. Nix, Sr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura DeVaughn Goodson , Marcy Bryan Croft , Thomas Peyton Smith , Jackson, Elizabeth Barnwell Kelly Turley , Michael George Terry , attorneys for appellant.

Glenn Gates Taylor , Christy Michelle Sparks , Ridgeland, James Collins Ferrell , C. Grant Hedgepeth , Ellisville, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

KING, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. After receiving a diagnosis of mesothelioma, Russell Nix filed suit against Union Carbide based on his exposure to its asbestos products. The jury returned a verdict for Nix on his inadequate warning claim, awarding Nix $250,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. The trial court then awarded Nix nearly $500,000 in attorney's fees and costs. Aggrieved, Union Carbide...

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