Judge Rejects Preemption, Strict Liability Arguments After $8M Asbestos Verdict

(July 19, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Federal law preempting regulations on railway operations does not cover strict liability claims stemming from the accumulation of asbestos and asbestos-tainted vermiculite at a Libby, Mont., railway, a federal judge in Montana said in denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)....