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Asbestos manufacturer may have immunity 

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    • December 4, 2012

A manufacturer that supplied turbines to the U.S. Navy may be immune from a former seaman’s asbestos claims, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
CBS’s predecessor-in-interest, Westinghouse, sold turbines to the U.S. Navy between 1946 and 1971. The plaintiff worked in Navy yards during those years, first as » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/12/04/asbestos-manufacturer-may-have-immunity/

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