Parties Brief Availability Of State Law Damages With Maritime Damages Dismissed

Mealey's (July 20, 2022, 2:06 PM EDT) -- NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Even with maritime damages off the table, Virginia wrongful death damages remain available in an asbestos action and a court should permit the case to proceed, a widow told a federal judge.  But John Crane Inc. argued in a July 15 reply in support of its supplemental motion for summary judgment that the woman intentionally abandoned state law claims and should not now be able to strategically wrangle herself out of the situation....