There are reports of a defense verdict rendered today in a Jefferson County asbestos drilling mud case against Conoco Phillips Chemical. Adams & Reese is believed to have represented the defendants.
I believe that this was the same cast of characters as involved in the April 2010 $15.2 million verdict in Jones County in a drilling mud case that I discussed here, here and here.
This was a huge defense win.
There was another defense verdict in Jefferson County less than a year ago, as reported here.