Federal Law Precludes Asbestos Wrongful Death Claims, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 28, 2019, 12:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wrongful death claims in an asbestos case fall under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), and previous dismissal of the intentional tort claims leaves the court no reason to determine whether the law includes an exemption for such claims, a federal judge in Louisiana held March 26  (Lorita M. Savoie, et al. v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., et al., No. 15-1220, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50289)....