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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 5406 September Term, 1998

PORTER HAYDEN COMPANY v. GEORGE WYCHE, JR., ET AL.

Moylan, Thieme, Adkins, JJ. Opinion by Thieme, J.

Filed: September 30, 1999

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of appellees, George Wyche, Jr., and his wife Joan, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The Wyches sued several defendants, including the

appellant, Porter Hayden Company, alleging that Mr. Wyche suffered from asbestosis and lung cancer, as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos-containing products, for which the defendants were allegedly responsible.1 When the Wyches received a jury

verdict of $3,515,431.70, the court declined to apply Maryland's statutory cap on noneconomic damages in personal injury and

wrongful death actions.

See Md. Ann. Code (1974, 1995 Repl. Vol., Porter Hayden the following

1998 Supp.),

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