John Crane Wants Survivor Damages Limited In Asbestos Trial

Mealey's (October 30, 2019, 2:08 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — John Crane Inc. in an Oct. 29 memo asks a federal judge to reconsider whether state law remedies may fill gaps in maritime law and provide for a potential recovery of damages on a survival cause of action in an upcoming asbestos trial in federal court in Delaware (Johanna Elaine Evans, et al. v. John Crane Inc., No. 15-681, D. Del.)....