Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 8:59 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The bare-metal defense does not bar asbestos negligence actions under maritime law’s “bedrock principle” of protecting sailors, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held Oct. 3 (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation [No. VI], Roberta G. DeVries, et al. v. Buffalo Pumps Inc., et al., No. 16-2602, Shirley McAfee, et al. v. Ingersoll-Rand & Co., No. 16-2669, 3rd Cir.)....