Asbestos Exposure, Premises Control Evidence Lack Teeth, 4th Circuit Says

Mealey's (February 1, 2021, 1:22 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A widow produces evidence that her deceased pipe fitter husband worked around insulators whose work created dust, but an expert report full of “red flags” does not permit the conclusion that the insulation contained asbestos, and there is no evidence that the premises owner and not the contractor controlled the work, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said Jan. 27 in affirming a lower court ruling....