Judge Rejects Opinions On Cumulative Exposure In Asbestos Dryer Felt Case

Mealey's (March 7, 2018, 11:27 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — Two expert witnesses in an asbestos case tread too closely to the opinion that every exposure to asbestos is causative and must be excluded, a federal judge in Washington held Feb. 12 while allowing specific causation testimony from two others, as well as evidence regarding tests conducted on the dryer felts at issue (Geraldine Barabin v. Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc., No. 07-1454, W.D. Wash.)....