Judge Finds Allegations Don’t Put Asbestos Case Outside Workers’ Comp Laws

Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 1:25 PM EDT) -- ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Merely knowing of the presence of asbestos and its hazards is not enough to escape the state’s workers’ compensation exclusivity provision, a federal judge in North Carolina held Sept. 29 (Howard Milton Moore Jr., et al. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al., No. 16-157, W.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162517)....

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