Judge Dismisses Case, Finds Personal Jurisdiction Lacking In Asbestos Action

(December 2, 2016, 2:11 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A company’s uncontested evidence that it had no contacts in Louisiana overcomes conclusory statements and suffices for a finding that a court lacks personal jurisdiction over it, a federal judge in Louisiana held Nov. 30 (Breck Williams, et al. v. Rust Engineering & Construction Co., et al., No. 16-13136, E.D. La.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165012)....

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