MISSOURI — A St. Louis jury has ordered Aerojet General Corp to pay $5.1 million to the family of a 42-year-old woman who died of asbestos-related cancer after apparently being exposed to fibers while a toddler. The verdict came after Judge Robert Dierker sanctioned Aerojet and barred defense attorneys from presenting key evidence that the company had never used asbestos in its products. The evidence was found to be false.

“We repeatedly asked Aerojet about the use of asbestos and they said no, no, no,” said Randall Bono of the Simmons Firm in St. Louis, a lawyer for the family of the deceased, Stephanie Foster. “But we found evidence otherwise.”.

(via The National Law Journal)