August 29, 2016
A Delaware federal magistrate judge recommended removing three more companies from a former U.S. Navy shipyard worker's lawsuit alleging dozens of government contractors contributed to his asbestos exposure and resultant mesothelioma, citing on Monday no evidence of a direct link to his injuries.
May 22, 2015
A Delaware magistrate judge recommended Friday that five more defendants join the nine she already said should be nixed from a former U.S. Navy shipyard worker's lawsuit alleging dozens of government contractors contributed to his asbestos exposure and resulting mesothelioma.
April 29, 2015
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. objected Tuesday to a Delaware federal magistrate judge's roadblock to the company's effort to duck an asbestos suit, saying the court could grant its dismissal bid even without considering an affidavit the judge found to be critical to the dismissal argument.
April 24, 2015
A Delaware federal magistrate on Friday recommended that nine defendants be dismissed from a former U.S. Navy shipyard worker's suit accusing dozens of government contractors of helping expose him to asbestos because their products couldn't be linked to the worker's mesothelioma.
April 10, 2015
Pump manufacturer Imo Industries Inc. asked a Delaware federal judge Thursday to boot it from a former U.S. Navy shipyard worker's suit against dozens of government contractors, saying there is no evidence it's responsible for the plaintiff's alleged asbestos exposure and resulting mesothelioma.