Judge:  Government Contractor Defense Requires Specific Asbestos Product Knowledge

Mealey's (May 26, 2022, 2:06 PM EDT) -- NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — To prevail on its government contractor defense, John Crane Inc. must show not only that the U.S. Navy knew of the dangers of asbestos, but that it knew specifically of the dangers the company’s products posed, a federal judge in Virginia said May 23 in partially sustaining objections to a magistrate judge’s ruling....

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