Judge: Duty, Causation Claims Can't Free Valve Company From Asbestos Case

Mealey's (July 27, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The presence of an asbestos gasket defendant suffices to make a deposition admissible against a valve company in a case alleging gasket exposure, and until it is known whether the product required asbestos-containing third-party parts, summary judgment is inappropriate, a federal judge in Louisiana said July 13 (Federico Lopez, et al. v. McDermott Inc., et al., No. 17-8977, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122290)....

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