Judge Excludes ‘Every Exposure’ Asbestos Causation Opinions, Grants Judgment

Mealey's (February 8, 2019, 1:51 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Two experts’ passing references to a man’s work aboard a ship leave them impermissibly opining that every exposure to asbestos leads to mesothelioma, a federal judge in Louisiana held Feb. 5 in excluding the experts and granting summary judgment (Robert Schindler v. Dravo Basic Materials Co. Inc., No. 17-13013, E.D. La.)....