Asbestos Dryer Felt Defendant Wants Judgment Vacated, Offsets Applied

Mealey's (July 25, 2018, 9:33 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Washington state law entitles nonsettling defendants to an offset against any verdict from settlements the plaintiff reached with joint tortfeasors, an asbestos dryer felt defendant told a federal judge July 10 in seeking to vacate a $1,056,000 judgment (Geraldine Barabin v. Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc., No. 07-1454, W.D. Wash.)....