Connecticut Top Court: Longshore Ruling Precludes Employer’s Asbestos Defense

(September 14, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — The substantial factor causation standard applied in a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ act asbestos claim matches that imposed by the Connecticut workers’ compensation system and precludes the employer from relitigating the issue, the Connecticut Supreme Court held Sept. 11 (Katherine Filosi, et al. v. Electric Boat Corp., et al., No. SC 19990, 19991, Conn. Sup., 2018 Conn. LEXIS 280)....

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