A verdict against two Pittsburgh attorneys and a doctor has been tripled to $1.3 million in a case where they were found liable by a federal civil jury in West Virginia for violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by prosecuting 11 fraudulent asbestos claims by railroad employees against CSX Transportation.
On September 25, U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp Jr. of the Northern District of West Virginia granted CSX’s motion to amend or correct judgment, tripling the verdict to about $1.3 million from the $429,240 the jury originally awarded to CSX in CSX Transportation v. Peirce.
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