Insurers Escape Strict Liability, Not Negligence Take-Home Asbestos Claims

Mealey's (August 2, 2022, 1:20 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An employer can be liable for a man’s take-home asbestos exposures under Louisiana negligence law, but there is insufficient evidence that the employer represented that the products it used were its own and, thus, it escapes strict liability, a federal judge in Louisiana said July 28 in partially granting insurers’ motion for summary judgment....