Derivative Sovereign Immunity Rejected In Shipyard Asbestos Failure-To-Warn Case

Mealey's (October 21, 2022, 4:02 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Government contracts dictating the use of asbestos did not prevent two defendants from warning about the dangers or ensuring workplace safety, a federal judge in Louisiana said in granting an asbestos plaintiff summary judgment on the defendants’ government contractor and derivative sovereign immunity defenses....

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