Shipbuilder Appeals After Judge Finds Claims Outside Navy Asbestos Mandate

Mealey's (April 16, 2018, 1:38 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Nothing in the U.S. Navy’s mandate to use asbestos-containing products prevented a shipbuilder from warning employees or instituting safety measures to prevent a woman’s take-home exposures, a federal judge in Louisiana held April 11 in remanding a case.  The shipyard appealed the decision April 12 (Linda Guillot v. Avondale Industries Inc., et al., No. 17-7666, E.D. La.)....