Judge Asks Massachusetts Court If Statute Of Repose Applies To Asbestos Cases

Mealey's (May 16, 2018, 2:31 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge on May 14 filed a certified question to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, asking whether the state’s six-year statute of repose applies to an asbestos case, creating absolute immunity for a turbine generator manufacturer (June Stearns, et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-13490, D. Mass.)....