Judge Says Asbestos Louisiana Plaintiffs May Pursue Damages For Lost Income

Mealey's (June 30, 2020, 2:38 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Plaintiffs need not have an expert testify regarding a decedent’s lost earnings for them to be recoverable, and earnings the plaintiffs lost providing care for their decedent are also recoverable under Louisiana law, a federal judge in Louisiana said June 26 in partially denying summary judgments (Callen Dempster, et al. v. Lamorak Insurance Co., et al., No. 18-6158, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112185)....