JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a Smith County judge to step down from further proceedings in an asbestos case that resulted in a $322 million verdict.
In an order issued Thursday, Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. says all proceedings in the case will be halted until a new judge is appointed.
Union Carbide had asked the Supreme Court to determine whether Circuit Judge Eddie H. Bowen should have presided over the case.
In May, attorneys for Union Carbide said Bowen neglected to notify defense lawyers that his parents had been involved in similar asbestos litigation and had settled a case against Union Carbide. When Bowen didn't respond to the petition, Union Carbide went to the Supreme Court.
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