August 07, 2023
CBS, General Electric and other companies can exit a wrongful death suit alleging multiple instances of asbestos exposure over several decades because the plaintiff — the estate of the man who died — is not eligible for damages under federal law that only allows spouses, parents, children and next of kin such relief.
June 13, 2023
The estate of a man who sued Union Carbide after being diagnosed with pulmonary asbestosis has escaped summary judgment, with a Pennsylvania judge saying that doctors indicate the company's asbestos could have been a cause of the disease.