The Florida Supreme Court reinstated a $6.6 million award Thursday against Union Carbide Corp. in an asbestos case that attracted high-powered amicus briefs and hinged on what attorneys saw as either a pro-consumer or pro-business test.

The court opted for a products liability test that asked whether a product performed as safely as a reasonable consumer would expect.

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