Judge Grants Summary Judgment After Stay Lifted In Suit Against Insolvent Insurer

Mealey's (August 5, 2022, 9:06 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Aug. 3 granted summary judgment to a shipyard’s insurer in a wrongful death asbestos suit against numerous defendants, including the insurer and an insolvent insurer, finding the absence of “a triable issue” regarding the decedent’s presence at a shipyard when it was insured by the defendant insurer....