Delaware Top Court: Woman Met Shifted Burden In Asbestos Brake-Grinding Case

Mealey's (March 30, 2022, 1:14 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A trial court properly applied Delaware’s product identification standard when it shifted the burden of proof from an arc grinding machine manufacturer to an asbestos plaintiff, but erred in concluding that a man’s testimony regarding the machine’s use and evidence about the specific brakes he used didn’t then create triable issues, the Delaware Supreme Court said in reversing summary judgment on March 28....