Judge: Exposure, Causation Too Heavy A Lift For Forklift Brake Makers

Mealey's (May 3, 2022, 1:47 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A man’s testimony that he saw dust in boxes of brakes he opened and that he worked near, and sometimes passed through, the area where mechanics worked with the products combined with admissions that the brakes contained asbestos and expert testimony that the exposures were sufficient to cause mesothelioma keep two companies in a lawsuit, a federal judge in Pennsylvania said April 28 in denying the companies’ motions for summary judgment....