Court Admits Reply Brief In Asbestos Case Involving Sovereign Immunity Defense

Mealey's (April 13, 2022, 12:20 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A shipyard’s arguments regarding derivative sovereign immunity and the government contractor defense confuse a negligence case challenging an employer’s failure to warn about asbestos with the standard for removal and products liability claims, a man tells a federal judge in Louisiana in a reply brief accepted by court in an April 8 order....