WEB EXCLUSIVE: PCI News Extra<br>Asbestos Trial Under Way in Texas in Case Involving Kelly-Moore, Union Carbide
Testimony began last week in a $1.4 billion asbestos trial in Angleton, TX, in which Kelly-Moore Paint Co. is seeking a verdict against Union Carbide Corp., now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co. Kelly-Moore is the target of thousands of asbestos claims filed by individuals who say they were harmed by asbestos-containing products formerly made by the San Carlos, CA, coatings manufacturer and retailer.
An attorney for Kelly-Moore, Mark Lanier, opened the company's case by arguing that Union Carbide failed to disclose the dangers of asbestos it supplied to Kelly-Moore, according to news reports. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks.