Expert May Testify On Shipyard Asbestos Knowledge, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 30, 2022, 1:12 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An occupational medicine expert and former Navy officer’s training and experience qualify him to testify about the level of knowledge commercial and Navy-contract shipyards had about the dangers of asbestos, even though the plaintiff shipyard worker did not work on Navy ships, a federal judge in Louisiana said Sept. 29 in partially granting a Daubert motion....