Affirming Verdict, Judge Finds Preemption Statutes Don’t Cover Pipe Insulation

Mealey's (March 21, 2019, 2:10 PM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Claims of exposure to asbestos insulation on railcar pipes are not preempted, a federal judge in Kansas said March 19 in turning away challenges to a $139,500 verdict.  On March 20 the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ended a stay it imposed while awaiting the ruling (Nancy Little, et al. v. The Budd Co., No. 16-4170, D. Kan.)....