Railroad Employer Escapes Take-Home, Bystander Asbestos Case On Eve Of Trial

Mealey's (October 3, 2018, 2:42 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Untimely submissions in support of reconsideration are “potentially sanctionable” but ultimately do not warrant reconsidering a ruling granting summary judgment to an employer on household and bystander asbestos claims, a federal judge in Washington held Sept. 30 as the case heads to trial (Patrick Jack, et al. v. Asbestos Corp LTD, et al., No. 17-537, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169316)....