A Philadelphia judge has ruled that bankrupt manufacturers of asbestos products do not have to be listed on trial verdict sheets but settlements with those manufacturers can reduce plaintiffs’ judgments.
Defendant Honeywell International Inc., formerly known as Allied Signal Inc. and the successor to the Bendex Corp., argued in an asbestos case that other bankrupt manufacturers potentially liable for a plaintiff’s injury also should have been listed on the verdict sheet, according a recent opinion from Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Stephen E. Levin.
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