Judge: Household Services Damages OK; Asbestos Intentional Tort Claims Fail

Mealey's (August 8, 2022, 8:52 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An injured party may seek damages for activities an injury prevents, but the intentional tort claim requires evidence that the defendants knew that mesothelioma was substantially likely to occur as a result of asbestos exposure, a standard the plaintiffs cannot meet, a federal judge in Louisiana said July 25 in denying one motion and granting another.'...