Court: Government Contractor Defense Applies To Commercially Available Products

(December 2, 2016, 9:36 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The government contractor defense applies in a case involving commercially available insulation where the record shows that the U.S. Navy carefully weighed its options and essentially mandated the use of asbestos, a California appeals court held Nov. 22 (Gary Kase, et al. v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., No. A143590, Calif. App., 1st Dist.; 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 1025)....

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