Judge: 1 Valve Maker Escapes Asbestos Case, While 2nd Must Face Claims

(July 3, 2023, 2:00 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Testimony that the U.S. Navy outfitted a similar but different vessel with a company’s products does not establish asbestos exposure or overcome summary judgment, but the record and allegations that a second company knew or should have known of the dangers the use of third-party parts with its products posed do, a federal judge in Washington said in denying summary judgment to one of two defendants on June 30....