Derivative Sovereign Immunity Protects Navy Asbestos Contractor, 3rd Circuit Says

( May 30, 2024, 1:26 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. Navy contractor complied with its contractual duties while operating a government-owned nuclear test laboratory where a man allegedly suffered exposure to the asbestos that caused his mesothelioma, entitling it to derivative sovereign immunity, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in an unpublished opinion....