Judge Says ‘Very, Very Thin’ Co-Worker Testimony Saves Asbestos Stream Trap Case

Mealey's (June 10, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — While “very, very thin,” a co-worker’s testimony regarding the presence of a manufacturer’s products aboard ships and the close, dusty conditions in which they worked save a widow’s asbestos case, a federal judge in Washington held June 7 (Donald Varney, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 18-5105, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96215)....