5th Circuit Affirms Remand Of Negligence Asbestos Case, Questions Precedent

Mealey's (March 12, 2019, 12:30 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals precedent requires the conclusion that a shipyard’s alleged lack of safety measures does not provide grounds for removing an asbestos negligence action, but that precedent should face en banc scrutiny, a panel of the court said March 11 (James A. Latiolais v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., et al., No. 18-30652, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7109)....

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