5th Circuit: Warnings, Safety Measures Not Covered By Navy Asbestos Contract

Mealey's (May 4, 2018, 10:48 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 1 once again affirmed that claims involving workplace warnings and safety measures fall outside the scope of U.S. Navy contracts requiring the use of asbestos and affirmed remand of an asbestos case (Robert J. Templet Sr. v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., et al., No. 17-30676, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 11214)....