1st Circuit Agrees To Decide, Expedites Widow’s Asbestos Damages Case

( February 2, 2024, 3:21 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a motion to dismiss an appeal over the types of damages available in an asbestos maritime case and, in addressing a motion to expedite, gave the appellee 30 days to file a response to a widow’s pre-filed opening brief....