Missouri Supreme Court: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 6 asbestos decisions from the Missouri Supreme Court (1987–2020). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• State: Missouri
• Kind of court: State supreme court

Decisions

• Hegger v. Valley Farm Dairy Co. (2020). The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of enhanced mesothelioma benefits to Hegger's children, ruling for Valley Farm and its insurers and against the claimants.
• Hegger v. Valley Farm Dairy Company (2020). The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of enhanced mesothelioma benefits to Vincent Hegger's children, ruling for the employer Valley Farm Dairy over the claimants.
• Accident Fund Insurance Company v. Casey (2018). The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the Commission's award of enhanced mesothelioma benefits against the employer and insurer (Accident Fund) and modified it to add Casey's eight adult children to the award alongside the widow.
• Hoskins v. Business Men's Assur. (2002). The Missouri Supreme Court held section 537.675 (state lien on 50% of punitive damages) constitutional, rejecting Federal-Mogul and T & N's excessive fines, due process and takings challenges, and transferred the remaining appeal issues to the Court of Appeals, Western District.
• Hagen v. Celotex Corp. (1991). The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the $2,000,000 jury verdict for the Hagen family, directing judgment for Owens-Illinois and remanding for a new trial against Fibreboard because the plaintiffs' proof of causation was insufficient.
• Speck v. Union Elec. Co. (1987). The Missouri Supreme Court held that the trial court's designation of its dismissal of Count III as final under Rule 81.06 was effective and not an abuse of discretion, overruled Union Electric's motion to dismiss the appeal, and sent the case back to the Court of Appeals to decide the merits.