Navy Knowledge, Negligence Has No Place In Asbestos Trial, Magistrate Judge Says

Mealey's (August 29, 2018, 2:18 PM EDT) -- NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An asbestos-gasket and packing defendant may not point to the U.S. Navy’s knowledge or negligence to deflect liability, a federal magistrate judge held Aug. 24 (Harry L. Goodrich, et al. v. John Crane Inc., No. 17-9, E.D. Va., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144702)....