Sophisticated User Doctrine Frees Asbestos-Micarta Maker From Warning Claims

Mealey's (July 18, 2022, 12:50 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A maker of micarta board has not eliminated the possibility of exposure to asbestos from its product or that the chrysotile asbestos was incapable of causing disease, but it escapes from failure-to-warn claims under the sophisticated user doctrine, a federal judge in Louisiana said July 13....