When plaintiff Amos Webb was 80 years old, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is an aggressive, incurable cancer that often stems from exposure to asbestos. Webb previously worked as an electrician from the 1960s to the 1980s. He claimed that during that time, he worked with asbestos-containing wire and cable, such as Romex wire, and that his exposure to asbestos caused his cancer. Webb sued the company that owned the Romex trademark for a period of time, General Cable Corp., and various other companies that were believed to have manufactured, distributed and/or worked with asbestos-containing products to which Webb was allegedly exposed. Several of the defendants were removed from the case, and the matter ultimately proceeded against General Cable Corp. only. Plaintiff’s counsel contended that asbestos was a common material used in electrical wiring insulation, such as with Romex wiring, but that the asbestos-based insulation put people at risk of mesothelioma. Counsel asserted that General Cable failed to warn of the risks of asbestos in its products, ultimately causing Webb’s mesothelioma. General Cable’s counsel contended that there was no evidence that the Romex wiring that Webb worked with contained asbestos or that it caused Webb’s condition., Webb was diagnosed with mesothelioma when he was 80 years old. The parties stipulated that Webb’s past medical costs totaled $343,226.57 and that Webb’s non-medical economic damages totaled $592,737. Webb sought of past and future medical costs, non-medical economic damages, and non-economic damages for his past and future pain and suffering. His wife, Jeanne Webb, presented a derivative claim seeking recovery for her loss of consortium.