Asbestos

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Latiolais v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.

June 14, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging en banc Fifth Circuit to reject the antiquated test for federal officer removal that fails to account for recent statutory amendments that broadened its...

Whelan v. Ford Motor Co.

April 10, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges New Jersey Supreme Court to hold that a manufacturer is not strictly liable for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products it did not manufacture, supply, or...

Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries

March 20, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Third Circuit’s broad “foreseeability” test but holds that an equipment manufacturer has a duty to warn of injuries caused by another’s product, under federal maritime...

Torres v. BNSF Railway Co.

March 8, 2019

New Mexico Court of Appeals dismisses appeal regarding take home theory of asbestos liability

In re: New York City Asbestos Litigation

November 27, 2018

New York Court of Appeals affirms judgment in asbestos case in favor of Ford Motor Co. for lack of proof of causation

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Rogers

November 16, 2018

Texas Supreme Court grants petition for review in case regarding standard for proving gross negligence

Roverano v. John Crane, Inc.

November 16, 2018

U.S. Chamber and coalition of business groups file amicus brief urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to require trial courts to apportion liability on a percentage, not per capita, basis as...

Quisenberry v. Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc.

October 11, 2018

Fractured Virginia Supreme Court holds that shipyard owed a duty of care to prevent employees from carrying asbestos fibers home on their clothes and exposing others over strong dissent from three...

Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries

July 16, 2018

U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to clarify that manufacturers of “bare-metal” equipment cannot be liable for injuries caused by asbestos products added to their equipment by others under maritime...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Rogers

May 25, 2018

U.S. Chamber urges Texas Supreme Court to review standard for proving gross negligence