Asbestos Exposure Disclaimer Erases Doubt About Jurisdiction, Judge Finds

(June 9, 2017, 3:26 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A disclaimer of any asbestos claims that would invoke federal jurisdiction erases any doubt raised by a woman’s production of a list of U.S. Navy ships, a federal judge in Oregon held May 26 in adopting a magistrate judge’s report and remanding a case (Melissa Coury, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 16-1796, D. Ore.)....