Supreme Court of New Jersey

James Fischer and Geneva Fischer, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. Johns-Manville Corporation, Johns-Manville Products…

July 31, 1986103 N.J. 643

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the appellate court, holding that punitive damages are permissible in a strict products liability failure‑to‑warn action and that the evidence in this case sufficiently supported the punitive damages award against Johns‑Manville.