4th Circ. Brings Gov't Contractor Defense To Eastern Va.
By Bryan Koenig ( November 1, 2016, 8:55 PM EDT) -- A Fourth Circuit panel issued a decision Tuesday upending long-standing Eastern Virginia precedent and bringing the federal court in line with most others by finding the "government contractor defense" could apply to keep in federal court a case accusing a Navy contractor of failing to warn a shipyard worker of asbestos risk....
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