9th Circuit Affirms Post-Sale Duty, Take-Home Asbestos Rulings

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 10:42 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A couple failed to show the presence of asbestos at a railyard, let alone exposure at levels sufficient to cause mesothelioma, and even if two other defendants had a duty to issue post-sale warnings, there is nothing in the record suggesting that any type of warning could have prevented the exposure, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 22 in affirming summary judgment for three companies....