5th Circuit Affirms Employer’s Summary Judgment In NASA Asbestos Case

Mealey's (March 12, 2021, 2:05 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A case involving a NASA engineer’s alleged asbestos exposures belonged in federal court, did not involve prejudicial discovery violations and cannot escape Louisiana’s workers’ compensation exclusivity provision, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said March 9 in withdrawing a previous opinion and affirming a lower court....