Merchant Marine Loses Appeal Of Expert, Summary Judgment Rulings In Asbestos Case

(March 22, 2024, 8:44 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A former Merchant Marine’s concession that he had no memory of exposure to asbestos and simply assumed it based on the mineral’s widespread use falls short of the threshold for success and warranted exclusion of his experts and summary judgment in favor of various ship owners, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in affirming....