John Crane: Asbestos Damages Ruling Doesn’t Warrant Interlocutory Appeal

(November 20, 2023, 2:02 PM EST) -- BOSTON — An asbestos plaintiff never availed herself of the court’s admiralty jurisdiction from which she now attempts an interlocutory appeal, and a decision limiting the damages she seeks does not determine any claims or liability as required for such an appeal, a defendant told the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 17 in asking the court to dismiss the appeal....