Judge Allows Common-Law Nuisance Claims Involving Environmental Asbestos Exposure

Mealey's (April 19, 2018, 12:37 PM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. — An individual alleging environmental exposures to asbestos as a result of releases from a manufacturing facility does not need to explain the decedent’s employment history, a federal judge in Wisconsin held April 16 in allowing common-law nuisance claims to proceed (Michael D. Kappel, et al. v. Weyerhaeuser Co., et al., No. 17-519, W.D. Wis., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64000)....

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