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The appellate court granted the plaintiff's application for rehearing, vacated its prior opinion and the trial court judgments, and remanded the case for a new trial due to logical inconsistencies in the jury verdict that assigned 75% fault to the employer (RMC) while finding no substantial contributing cause from any of the asbestos product manufacturers whose products were the only remaining viable sources of exposure.
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