9th Circuit Panel Reverses Government Contractor Win For Asbestos Plaintiffs

( October 15, 2024, 8:14 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO —  A judge erred in granting summary judgment to a family on a government contractor defense in a maritime asbestos case under Boyle v. United Techs., when Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Const. Co. was both cited by the defendant and permits the defense, a panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in an unpublished opinion reversing....