Supreme Court Rejects Bare-Metal Defense In Maritime Setting

Mealey's (March 19, 2019, 12:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bare-metal manufacturer that knew or had reason to know that its product would create a hazardous condition when used with third-party asbestos-containing products can be held liable under maritime law for failing to warn about the danger, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court held March 19 (Air and Liquid Systems Corp, et al. v. Roberta G. DeVries, et al., No. 17-1104, U.S. Sup.)....