5th Circuit Says NASA Engineer’s Asbestos Case Lacks Exposure Evidence

Mealey's (March 2, 2021, 2:27 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — At most, plaintiffs in federal court properly show that a company installed asbestos insulation at a NASA facility and that some of that insulation may have originated with a second defendant, but they never demonstrate a mechanical engineer’s proximity to that product sufficient for exposure, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said Feb. 26 in affirming dismissals....