9th Circuit: Maritime Wrongful Death Claim Began At Death, Not Asbestos Injury

Mealey's (May 6, 2022, 2:29 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The three-year statute of limitations on a maritime wrongful death asbestos action began when the seaman died, not when he first learned of his injury, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said April 29 in reversing summary judgment for three defendants...