Jurisdiction Frees 3 Automaker Entities, Talc Company From Asbestos Case

(May 23, 2017, 12:47 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A couple alleging asbestos exposures in Canada lacks specific or general jurisdiction for a suit in Washington state against a trio of Volkswagen entities or talc company Whittaker Clark Daniels, a federal judge held May 17 (Matthew Hodjera and Sylvia Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC, et al., No. 17-48, W.D. Wash.)....