Shipbuilders Warn Of ‘Sweeping Consequences’ To Maritime Asbestos Ruling

(November 29, 2023, 3:35 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An appellate ruling allowing a state tort asbestos claim under the “twilight zone” line of cases governing maritime cases cannot be cabined to Louisiana and threatens “sweeping consequences” that are already being felt, a shipbuilding association told the U.S. Supreme Court in an amicus curiae brief....