Widow Urges Expedited Review, Warns Ruling Could Eliminate Asbestos Damages

(January 16, 2024, 3:11 PM EST) -- BOSTON — When a judge postponed an asbestos trial he warned the parties that he would not grant future motions, necessitating expedited review of an issue that could be used to “minimize liability to a practical nullity in all asbestos cases involving the widows of Navy veterans,” a widow tells the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a motion to expedite her appeal....