Mealey's (August 25, 2022, 8:31 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Aug. 17 denied summary judgment to a defendant shipyard operator in a wrongful death asbestos suit against numerous defendants, including an insolvent insurer, finding that there is sufficient evidence regarding the facts as to whether the decedent’s exposure to asbestos at the shipyard was a “substantial factor” in his mesothelioma and death....