Asbestos Gasket Company’s Contractor, Sovereign Immunity Arguments Fall Short

Mealey's (October 24, 2022, 1:31 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — Because questions remain about the extent of the U.S. Navy’s specifications and control over asbestos product warnings, government contractor and derivative sovereign immunity defenses fail, a federal judge in Massachusetts said in denying summary judgment to a defendant company on Oct. 21....